Border port : a study of East London, South Africa, with special reference to the white population
- Watts, H L, Agar-Hamilton, J A I
- Authors: Watts, H L , Agar-Hamilton, J A I
- Date: 1970
- Subjects: East London (South Africa) -- Economic conditions East London (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2824 , vital:20329
- Description: While there are studies of the Border region, which give a picture of the economic, industrial, and physical features of the dominant centre of East London and of its Bantu population, no detailed study of the White population of the city had, prior to 1954, been published. So it was that in 1964 the present study was commenced as primarily a sociological analysis of the White population of East London. It was designed to deal with this gap in our knowledge of the region. The study includes a description of the historical development of the city, and some reference to its regional setting. The White population of the city is analysed in some detail. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1970
- Authors: Watts, H L , Agar-Hamilton, J A I
- Date: 1970
- Subjects: East London (South Africa) -- Economic conditions East London (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2824 , vital:20329
- Description: While there are studies of the Border region, which give a picture of the economic, industrial, and physical features of the dominant centre of East London and of its Bantu population, no detailed study of the White population of the city had, prior to 1954, been published. So it was that in 1964 the present study was commenced as primarily a sociological analysis of the White population of East London. It was designed to deal with this gap in our knowledge of the region. The study includes a description of the historical development of the city, and some reference to its regional setting. The White population of the city is analysed in some detail. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1970
South African town: some community patterns and processes in the white population of King William's Town
- Authors: Watts, H L
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: King William's Town (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2531 , vital:20301
- Description: The town chosen for examination was King William’s Town, in the Border region of the Cape Province. Dating back over a century and more to the days of the old British Kaffraria, the town has existed long enough to build up an apparently stable population with its own way of life. Today about fourteen-and-a-half thousand souls live in the borough, of whom under seven thousand are Whites. The community lie s in a region of small towns, dominated by the nearby city of East London, which is about 40 miles away on the coast, and provides one of the smaller of the harbours on the eastern coastline of the Republic. King William's Town is a compact, apparently static community, and seems to be typical of many small inland towns in South Africa. Its ways of life and problems probably match those of not a few other towns in the Republic. What types of people live in a small town such as King William’s Town, and what do they think about their community? Where have the people in the town come from, and are they likely to stay on in the community, or leave it? How do they earn their living, and does the town provide a living for the younger generation, or must they leave to seek work elsewhere? These are key questions, involving important aspects of town life, which there search project attempts to answer. The study concentrates on the Whites living in the community, and analyses them in some d e tail. It describes the different types of people to be found in the town, and shows how they earn their living. Attitudes towards life in the town are investigated. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1965
- Authors: Watts, H L
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: King William's Town (South Africa) -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2531 , vital:20301
- Description: The town chosen for examination was King William’s Town, in the Border region of the Cape Province. Dating back over a century and more to the days of the old British Kaffraria, the town has existed long enough to build up an apparently stable population with its own way of life. Today about fourteen-and-a-half thousand souls live in the borough, of whom under seven thousand are Whites. The community lie s in a region of small towns, dominated by the nearby city of East London, which is about 40 miles away on the coast, and provides one of the smaller of the harbours on the eastern coastline of the Republic. King William's Town is a compact, apparently static community, and seems to be typical of many small inland towns in South Africa. Its ways of life and problems probably match those of not a few other towns in the Republic. What types of people live in a small town such as King William’s Town, and what do they think about their community? Where have the people in the town come from, and are they likely to stay on in the community, or leave it? How do they earn their living, and does the town provide a living for the younger generation, or must they leave to seek work elsewhere? These are key questions, involving important aspects of town life, which there search project attempts to answer. The study concentrates on the Whites living in the community, and analyses them in some d e tail. It describes the different types of people to be found in the town, and shows how they earn their living. Attitudes towards life in the town are investigated. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1965
Elderly whites in Grahamstown: a survey of their socio-economic characteristics, housing needs and preferences
- Authors: Watts, H L
- Date: 1962
- Subjects: Older people -- South Africa -- Grahamstown
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2518 , vital:20300
- Description: During 1960 a survey was made of the elderly White population of Grahamstown, and its characteristics. In particular, housing needs and preferences were investigated with a view to uncovering problems. Housing meets the basic need of man for shelter. Satisfactory housing provides not merely shelter alone, but meets important social, psychological and physical needs of the inhabitants. The situation in regard to the housing of the elderly must not be ignored, for as Tunbridge has pointed out, 'the need for adequate housing of the elderly is vital, because the added strain of living in unsuitable accommodation may precipitate disability and dependency'. The survey was undertaken by the Department of Sociology of Rhodes University. Structured interviews were conducted with a probability cluster sample of elderly Whites. The fieldwork was carried out on a part-time basis by twenty- five second-year Sociology students after an initial period of training. Generally people were most co-operative, and the elderly appreciated an interest being taken in their needs and preferences. Response was obtained from a total of 102, or 86.5 per cent of the persons aged 60+ years in the sample. Fuller details of the sampling design are given for the technical reader in Appendix B. The sample is considered to be free from major biases, and provides an estimate of the position prevailing in the total population of elderly Whites in Grahamstown. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1962
- Authors: Watts, H L
- Date: 1962
- Subjects: Older people -- South Africa -- Grahamstown
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2518 , vital:20300
- Description: During 1960 a survey was made of the elderly White population of Grahamstown, and its characteristics. In particular, housing needs and preferences were investigated with a view to uncovering problems. Housing meets the basic need of man for shelter. Satisfactory housing provides not merely shelter alone, but meets important social, psychological and physical needs of the inhabitants. The situation in regard to the housing of the elderly must not be ignored, for as Tunbridge has pointed out, 'the need for adequate housing of the elderly is vital, because the added strain of living in unsuitable accommodation may precipitate disability and dependency'. The survey was undertaken by the Department of Sociology of Rhodes University. Structured interviews were conducted with a probability cluster sample of elderly Whites. The fieldwork was carried out on a part-time basis by twenty- five second-year Sociology students after an initial period of training. Generally people were most co-operative, and the elderly appreciated an interest being taken in their needs and preferences. Response was obtained from a total of 102, or 86.5 per cent of the persons aged 60+ years in the sample. Fuller details of the sampling design are given for the technical reader in Appendix B. The sample is considered to be free from major biases, and provides an estimate of the position prevailing in the total population of elderly Whites in Grahamstown. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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- Date Issued: 1962
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