Perspectives of communities on use of alcohol among children in rural areas
- Authors: Noganta, Nandi Manako
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Children -- Alcohol use -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Alcohol use , Community development , Ecosystems approach , Rural areas , Children
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M SW
- Identifier: vital:11760 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005631 , Children -- Alcohol use -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Alcohol use , Community development , Ecosystems approach , Rural areas , Children
- Description: Globalisation raises hopes that communities will become self reliant through development success and thus become an integrated whole (Offiong 2001). But the creation of global village leads to fragmentation of communities, a loss of norms and local values. This study focuses on communities of the Eastern Cape Province, exploring the nature of and extent to which children use alcohol as a consequence of cultural rituals. The researcher aims to develop a culturally sensitive psycho-social approach to address alcohol use among children. The purpose of the research was to investigate the extent to which certain cultural practices contribute towards alcohol use among children in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. Thus exploring the nature and extent to which children use alcohol as a consequence of cultural rituals and to explore whether families and communities are aware of the impact of alcohol use by children in the community. The research was qualitative in nature and through semi-structured interview schedules the researcher was able to gain insight in the area of substance use amongst children in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. Community members, learners from schools, educators and probation officers formed part of the research sample. The research findings suggest that community members are aware that the traditional rituals that are carried out in the rural areas have been contributing to the issue of children using alcohol. However, the community members feel challenged as they become conflicted by their traditional rituals and this impacts upon children using alcohol.
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- Date Issued: 2013
- Authors: Noganta, Nandi Manako
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Children -- Alcohol use -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Alcohol use , Community development , Ecosystems approach , Rural areas , Children
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M SW
- Identifier: vital:11760 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005631 , Children -- Alcohol use -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Rural development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Alcohol use , Community development , Ecosystems approach , Rural areas , Children
- Description: Globalisation raises hopes that communities will become self reliant through development success and thus become an integrated whole (Offiong 2001). But the creation of global village leads to fragmentation of communities, a loss of norms and local values. This study focuses on communities of the Eastern Cape Province, exploring the nature of and extent to which children use alcohol as a consequence of cultural rituals. The researcher aims to develop a culturally sensitive psycho-social approach to address alcohol use among children. The purpose of the research was to investigate the extent to which certain cultural practices contribute towards alcohol use among children in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. Thus exploring the nature and extent to which children use alcohol as a consequence of cultural rituals and to explore whether families and communities are aware of the impact of alcohol use by children in the community. The research was qualitative in nature and through semi-structured interview schedules the researcher was able to gain insight in the area of substance use amongst children in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. Community members, learners from schools, educators and probation officers formed part of the research sample. The research findings suggest that community members are aware that the traditional rituals that are carried out in the rural areas have been contributing to the issue of children using alcohol. However, the community members feel challenged as they become conflicted by their traditional rituals and this impacts upon children using alcohol.
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- Date Issued: 2013
Substance abuse by women and its effects on family cohesion in rural villages in the Nkonkobe municipality, Eastern Cape
- Authors: Muusha, Prudence
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Drug abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Women -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M SW
- Identifier: vital:11766 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005997 , Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Drug abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Women -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Description: There is a paucity of research in the area of women abusing substances and the effects thereof on family cohesion. Lameman (2008:83) has claimed that “women substance abuse is surrounded by secrecy owing to the societal position and history of women in South Africa and worldwide”. Because women abuse substances in private it is reasonable to assume that there is little known on the effects of such abuse on especially the family and society at large. Mammam (2006:55) points out that “families continue to evolve like any other system as a way of adapting to the environment and responding to the changes around it”. Families continue to survive because of the attractiveness the family has to its members. Studies on family cohesion such as by Grisham and Adele (2008) reflect some of the most important reflectors of family cohesion as respect, sharing values and beliefs, emotional support, trust, intimacy and the ability to confide in each other. The survival of the family therefore rests on cohesion. Since a family is a unit there are different roles played by each member and in rural settings where roles, status and perceptions in terms of gender are slow to change, the question was how substance abuse by a woman would possibly affect family cohesion. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 2011 World Drug Report indicated that South Africa is a major African hub for certain drugs such as heroin and cannabis (marijuana), as well as a major producer of others, including methamphetamines. Large numbers of South African citizens also abuse drugs and alcohol, and the country has one of the world’s highest alcohol consumption levels per drinker. Possibly the greatest negative effect of drug and alcohol abuse is that it slows down or stops emotional and psychological development, preventing people from reaching their full potential, (UNODC, 2011). Added to this is the burden placed on society by health care and criminal justice costs related to substance abuse, as well as the costs associated with decreased productivity in the workplace, increased HIV transmission, domestic violence, injury and death (UNODC, 2011).
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- Date Issued: 2012
- Authors: Muusha, Prudence
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Drug abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Women -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M SW
- Identifier: vital:11766 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005997 , Substance abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Drug abuse -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Women -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Families -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Description: There is a paucity of research in the area of women abusing substances and the effects thereof on family cohesion. Lameman (2008:83) has claimed that “women substance abuse is surrounded by secrecy owing to the societal position and history of women in South Africa and worldwide”. Because women abuse substances in private it is reasonable to assume that there is little known on the effects of such abuse on especially the family and society at large. Mammam (2006:55) points out that “families continue to evolve like any other system as a way of adapting to the environment and responding to the changes around it”. Families continue to survive because of the attractiveness the family has to its members. Studies on family cohesion such as by Grisham and Adele (2008) reflect some of the most important reflectors of family cohesion as respect, sharing values and beliefs, emotional support, trust, intimacy and the ability to confide in each other. The survival of the family therefore rests on cohesion. Since a family is a unit there are different roles played by each member and in rural settings where roles, status and perceptions in terms of gender are slow to change, the question was how substance abuse by a woman would possibly affect family cohesion. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) 2011 World Drug Report indicated that South Africa is a major African hub for certain drugs such as heroin and cannabis (marijuana), as well as a major producer of others, including methamphetamines. Large numbers of South African citizens also abuse drugs and alcohol, and the country has one of the world’s highest alcohol consumption levels per drinker. Possibly the greatest negative effect of drug and alcohol abuse is that it slows down or stops emotional and psychological development, preventing people from reaching their full potential, (UNODC, 2011). Added to this is the burden placed on society by health care and criminal justice costs related to substance abuse, as well as the costs associated with decreased productivity in the workplace, increased HIV transmission, domestic violence, injury and death (UNODC, 2011).
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- Date Issued: 2012
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