Negotiating identity and belonging: perspectives of children living in a disadvantaged community in the Eastern Cape Province

Ridley, Tamerin Amy

Title: Negotiating identity and belonging: perspectives of children living in a disadvantaged community in the Eastern Cape Province
Creator: Ridley, Tamerin Amy
Subject: Group identity -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Children's rights -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Broken homes -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Date Issued: 2013
Date: 2013
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: M Soc Sc (C Psy)
Identifier: vital:11860
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1019871
Identifier: Group identity -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Children's rights -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Broken homes -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Description: Developing an identity with self-esteem and a sense of self-worth is a child’s fundamental right (Vandenbroek, 2001). To encourage identity formation children need to ask and answer questions such as: ‘Who am I?’, ‘Where do I belong?’ and ‘Is it ok to be who I am?’ A child’s identity is shaped largely by his/her experiences with regards to relationships and belonging within communities and familial structures. However, South Africa faces a host of problems, including poverty, violence, HIV/AIDS, all of which contribute to the breakdown of these familial and community structures. Utilising a participatory action framework, this research aims to provide insight into how children living in a disadvantaged community negotiate identity and belonging. This insight into children’s perceptions of identity and belonging is useful for identifying resources within the community which promote a positive sense of identity and belonging, and also to identify areas where support and intervention are required.
Format: pdf
Format: 170 leaves
Publisher: University of Fort Hare
Publisher: Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Language: English
Rights: University of Fort Hare

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