SOCIO-CULTURAL PRACTICES

Guma, M. & Henda, N. (2004) The socio-cultural context of child abuse:a betrayal of trust. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 95-109.

The aim of this chapter is to discuss the relationship between socio-cultural practices, and child abuse and maltreatment. The abuse and neglect of children is a global problem, and yet different nationalities and social groups vary considerably in the way in which they perceive and address the issue.

Jacobs, P. (2008) Book review: Konadu-Agyemang, K., Panford, K. (eds.) Africa's development in the twenty-first century: pertinent socio-economic and development issues. Africa Insight. 38(1):197-199.

Leclerc-Madlala, S., Simbayi, L.C. & Cloete, A. (2009) The sociocultural aspects of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. In: Rohleder, P., Swartz, L., Kalichman, S.C. & Simbayi, L.C. (eds). HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 years on: psychosocial perspectives. New York: Springer. 13-26.

This chapter focuses on some sociocultural aspects of life within the majority black African population of South Africa, most of whom speak languages that are classified within the broad linguistic grouping of Bantu Languages.

Vass, J. (2005) The relationship between labour market dynamics and HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa: a literature review. The South African journal of economics. 73(1):564-577.

The aim of this literature review is to analyses the contribution of current research and literature to an understanding of the relationship between labour market dynamics and HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa. It highlights and assesses the extent to which those factors that are regarded as determinants of HIV susceptibility, AIDS vulnerability and prevalence, interact with differentiation ...