AllPay and no work: spheres of belonging under duress

AllPay and No Work explores the consequences of post-apartheid political-economic changes on the social fabric of Manenberg, a residential neighbourhood on the Cape Flats, Cape Town. I show that despite the important benefits of codified human rights for all, recent macro-level changes have meant that young women are currently struggling to establish themselves in their local spheres as socially valued individuals, or achieving "positive personhood". In a context of relative deprivation being socially valued is critical for belonging to "coping systems", the systems of support and reciprocity that cushion the worst aspects of suffering.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Social Anthropology

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Versfeld, Anna

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Ross, Fiona C

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12276

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12276