Browsing Humanities by Subject "Culture"
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An analysis of three Victorian novels within the context of cultural theory
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This study offers an in-depth analysis of four socio-cultural themes in three Victorian novels using cultural theory as a reading matrix in order to provide a clearer understanding of the fictional representation of dominant ... -
Aspects of moral education in Bhaca mamtiseni and nkciyo initiation rituals
(North-West University, 2010)The main objective of this mini–dissertation is to investigate the basic form and content of moral education as it manifests itself in the mamtiseni and nkciyo female initiation rituals of the Mount Frere region of the ... -
A comparative reading of the depiction of Afrikaner ancestry in two works by C.D. Bell
(North-West University, 2009)This dissertation investigates the contradictions and similarities regarding the depictions of Afrikaner ancestry in two works by Charles Davidson Bell: The landing of Van Riebeeck, 1652 (1850) and Cattle boers' outspan ... -
Cultural specific attitudes of Setswana people towards adoption
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The overall aim of the study was to describe the cultural specific attitudes of Setswana people towards adoption, thereby empowering relevant institutions to deal with adoption in a culturally sensitive manner. Section A ... -
Exploring sex differences in aspects of psychosocial strengthswithin a collectivistic culture
(North-West University (South Africa), 2006)The aim of this study is to explore sex differences of psychological strengths within a collectivistic culture. This study is part of a larger study to explore the validity of the Value in Action Inventory of Strengths ... -
A framework for participatory communication in the IDP context of Ward 31 in Rustenburg Local Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Some of the key legislations regulating local government administration in South Africa, namely, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (see South Africa 1996) as well as the Municipal Systems Act (see South ... -
From war to workplace: class, race and gender amongst white volunteers, 1939-1953
(2001)Through a case study of the war and post-war experiences of those who volunteered to serve in the Second World War, the thesis explores aspects of the social and cultural history of white men in South Africa. The thesis ... -
Joseph Conrad : situating identity in a postcolonial space
(North-West University, 2004)This thesis is premised on the notion, drawn mainly from a postcolonial perspective (which is subsumed under the poststructuralist as well as the postmodern), that Conrad's early writing reflects his abiding concern with ... -
Die lewe, werk en invloed van F.V. Engelenburg in Suid-Afrika (1889 – 1938)
(2015)This dissertation is a historical biography of F.V. Engelenburg (1863-1938) and covers the period from 1889 to 1938, when Engelenburg lived and worked in South Africa. The study situates Engelenburg in the historical ... -
Multi-kulturele maatskaplikewerk in die bedryf
(North-West University (South Africa), 1996)The abolition of apartheid brought big changes to South Africa. Virtually no aspect of the society remained untouched. These changes also had considerable impact in the field of the rendering of social services. The ...