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Marginalisation and rural elderly : a Shona case study
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Creator
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Hampson, Joe
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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This article proposes an inductive approach to the socioeconomic status of the rural elderly which, in the Zimbabwean situation, is leading to a ‘marginalisation’ model of their position. This model of marginalisation complements other perspectives on development that see rural elderly, like other rural peasants, as beneficiaries of an undifferentiated process of modernisation, in which all rural inhabitants are assumed to be disadvantaged in relation to urban groups; or it sees rural elderly...
Show moreThis article proposes an inductive approach to the socioeconomic status of the rural elderly which, in the Zimbabwean situation, is leading to a ‘marginalisation’ model of their position. This model of marginalisation complements other perspectives on development that see rural elderly, like other rural peasants, as beneficiaries of an undifferentiated process of modernisation, in which all rural inhabitants are assumed to be disadvantaged in relation to urban groups; or it sees rural elderly as no different to other groups because of their age, but like the whole population divided into classes that become disadvantaged when they lack control of the means of production.
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Editorial
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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A quest for self-glory or self-reliance : upgrading the benefits of community development programmes
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Creator
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Ukpong, Ebebe
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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This paper argues that self-reliance and community development as a theory and strategy of sustainable development are congruent concepts. When political opportunism sets in, discontinuity occurs in this relationship, which frustrates the anticipated benefits of development for the rural people while promoting the personal gains of project leaders and the cheap popularity of the government Development experts have a duty to halt this trend.
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Social work and the question of social development in Africa
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Creator
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Osei-Hwedie, Kwaku
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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The author initially considers the severe development crisis of the African continent which urgently needs the attention of policy makers, planners and frontline workers. A discussion is then presented on how the methodologies of social development and social work: converging as human focused development can assist in ameliorating this situation. The author notes that social workers are trained to deal at a systems level with social problems and that social workers are capable of playing...
Show moreThe author initially considers the severe development crisis of the African continent which urgently needs the attention of policy makers, planners and frontline workers. A discussion is then presented on how the methodologies of social development and social work: converging as human focused development can assist in ameliorating this situation. The author notes that social workers are trained to deal at a systems level with social problems and that social workers are capable of playing multiple roles at both community and agency levels. As such the author calls for greater recognition of the social work profession in tackling major problems of development.
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African urban quarterly
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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Advertisement for the journal African urban quarterly
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Book review : Psychiatric disability
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Creator
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Madhaka, A.
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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Review of: Arthur T. Meyerson and Theodora Fine (eds.). Psychiatric disability. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1987
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Sociological Abstracts, Inc.
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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Advertisement for the Sociological abstracts (SA) and Social planning/policy & development abstracts (SOPODA) databases
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The development of social policy in Tanzania
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Creator
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Tungaraza, F. S. K.
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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This paper analyses the development of social policy in Tanzania from 1961. It establishes two development tendencies: from 1961 to 1967 social policy was urban based and oriented to influence economic growth; from 1968 onwards it was oriented to the broader population. The paper shows that the development of social policy in Tanzania has been jointly determined by economics and politics. It concludes that the development of social policy is a complex process in which a combination of factors...
Show moreThis paper analyses the development of social policy in Tanzania from 1961. It establishes two development tendencies: from 1961 to 1967 social policy was urban based and oriented to influence economic growth; from 1968 onwards it was oriented to the broader population. The paper shows that the development of social policy in Tanzania has been jointly determined by economics and politics. It concludes that the development of social policy is a complex process in which a combination of factors interact with each other and that the predominance of any one factor in this process varies over time and space.
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Social development issues
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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Advertisement for the journal Social development issues
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The quality of life of the elderly living in institutions and homes in Zimbabwe
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Creator
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Nyanguru, A. C. (Andrew Chad)
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Date
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1990
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Collection
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Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Description
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This paper is based on a study that showed that most institutions and homes for the elderly in Zimbabwe are found in urban areas, and that there are more homes for Europeans than Africans. Most respondents were born outside Zimbabwe, but had lived in the country for a considerable period. Most respondents were widows. European respondents in homes were much older than their African and Coloured counterparts, and were also more educated and had better jobs than the other respondents. They...
Show moreThis paper is based on a study that showed that most institutions and homes for the elderly in Zimbabwe are found in urban areas, and that there are more homes for Europeans than Africans. Most respondents were born outside Zimbabwe, but had lived in the country for a considerable period. Most respondents were widows. European respondents in homes were much older than their African and Coloured counterparts, and were also more educated and had better jobs than the other respondents. They tended to live near their previous place of residence and therefore had more contact with relatives and friends. They were more satisfied with their lives in institutions than their African and Coloured counterparts.
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