A comparative analysis of African and Coloured employment in the Cape Peninsula, with specific reference to trends in employer and employee reactions to their work environment

This dissertation examines African and Coloured employment in the Cape Peninsula from a variety of perspectives. A descriptive analysis is given of the existing Cape employment situation which serves as a factual basis from which the reader can obtain an objective overview. Exploratory case studies probe certain aspects of the descriptive analysis to enable a more sensitive in-depth understanding of employment practices and current attitudes of employers and employees as they exist in the actual work environment. This dissertation seeks to make a contribution not only to the general discussion on employment, but more specifically by exploring certain important elements in the field of employment which have remained underexplored. It is hoped that investigative reports of this nature will generally contribute to a greater awareness and understanding on the part of management, decision makers and the public at large of the many problems in this field, and that in consequence more positive, systematic and comprehensive attempts can be made towards change. It must be noted at the outset that the situation in the Cape Peninsula is dissimilar in many respects from that in other parts of the country, and that the reader should not assume that this analysis describes a prototypical microcosm of the country.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Sociology

Year dc:date.issued

1979

Author dc:creator

• Weichel, Kim

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Von Broembsen, Max

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12561

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12561