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Youth in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Youth in Post-Apartheid South Africa

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This book investigates the life experiences of youth in South Africa, considering whether contemporary youth have benefitted from the socioeconomic reconstruction of post-apartheid society. Student protests against apartheid drove transformative change in South Africa, and the subsequent new constitution promised positive change for the nation’s youth across a range of sectors. Adopting a sociological perspective, this book uses primary and secondary data sources to illustrate the myriad ways post-apartheid socioeconomic developments have impacted the life experiences of the country’s youth across areas including health, education, family life, economic activity, technology, substance use, and politics. The book considers the historical legacy of colonialism, racism and immigration in shaping the context in which youth experiences in the country have evolved. The book argues that in 1976 South Africa’s youth became the conscience of the nation when they brought the apartheid regime to its knees during the Soweto uprising. What happens to them now will continue to define the nation’s future. This book will be of interest to researchers across the social sciences, most especially in the fields of Sociology, Demography, Development Studies, and Psychology.

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Keywords

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Demography
  • Education
  • Nation-building
  • population studies
  • Psychology
  • Skills Acquisition
  • Sociology
  • South African National Youth Commission
  • Technology
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  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy
  • thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
  • thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education
  • thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history
  • thema EDItEUR::V Health, Relationships and Personal development

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DOI: 10.4324/9781003468288

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Contributors: Acheampong Amoateng, Elizabeth Biney,
1 ebooks
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024
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