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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Waithood"”.
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Hustle Revolution: Participation of young graduates in the informal economy of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
… The study was grounded in the concept of 'waithood' and Bourdieu's theory of practice, with a specific focus on the component of cultural capital. The study's findings demonstrate that to address the challenge of unemployment after graduation, young graduates participate in the informal …
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‘Joining late': exploring the impact of the Late Joiner Penalty (LJP) imposed by South African medical aid schemes
… pandemic. Women are subject to periods of “waithood” with delays that may impact their economic stability and growth. In addition, strong themes of control exerted by medical aids, healthcare practitioners and male partners reinforce the ways in which women are denied full access to …
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Coming of age in Khayelitsha: gendered identity, sexual partnerships and the transition to adulthood
… majority thus find themselves in a situation of waithood, an interminable period between childhood and adulthood characterised by extreme uncertainty. This thesis takes up questions of what it means to be a young man or woman navigating towards adulthood in this context of socioeconomic …
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A tracer study on the lived experiences of TVET college graduates in a democratic South Africa: a case of Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal Province
… the labour market. This puts them in a state of waithood; they cannot meet their needs and that of their families. The study revealed that their families are social grant dependents. This made family members have more expectations. They thought once a person graduates, it guarantees employment, …
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Young Moroccans Navigating Family, School and Work: Exploring Agency in contexts of Neoliberalism and Coloniality
… of delinquency and extremism, in states of "waithood." The other view, a variant of which is explored here, considers the cohort as a group that constitutes an untapped potential and hope for addressing the ills and flaws of their societies. This accounting depicts Moroccan and MENA youth as …
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Pathways, through opportunity, towards social inclusion: a multiple case study of young womxn in marginalising contexts in post-apartheid South Africa
… that place them at risk of an experience of waithood and social exclusion. Various iterations of South African youth policies have suggested that certain kinds of opportunities could play a pivotal role in contributing to more prosperous futures for young people. Previous research concurs. …
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Does capability measurement enable aspiration during emergent adulthood? Examining 'Poverty Stoplight' as a poverty measurement and capability building instrument for youth in South Africa
In South Africa, the majority of youth entering emerging adulthood find themselves in a protracted struggle to access further education, training or to secure their first decent job. The purpose of this multi-case study is to deepen the understanding of how capability measurement approaches and …