A dissertation submitted in 25% fulfilment of the requirements for a Master’s Degree in Social Security Policy Management and Administration in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of Witwatersrand – South Africa, February 2018 / Domestic workers in Zimbabwe do not belong to any social security system for protection against any shocks such as old age, death, invalidity, illness, maternity or occupational injuries. It is because of these social problems that this research study was carried out. The study seeks to understand the risks domestic workers in the Greenside and Chikanga suburbs of the city of Mutare face on a daily basis so as to propose an extension of the social security system to this informal sector. In addition, the study wishes to obtain the perceptions of employers of domestic workers on extending social security system to these workers and their role in this extension. A qualitative method was implemented with interviews carried out purposively with respect to domestic workers using snowball sampling and stratified sampling for interviews with employers. The findings show that some domestic workers ended in this type of job because their parents could not afford the fees for them to further their studies. Those with a fair level of education, findings show that they could not find a better job. The study findings reveal that domestic workers face several life challenges such as the inability to negotiate their salary, the inability for them to buy food or pay school fees for their children; the inability to save towards retirement; pregnancy - as they do not have maternity benefits; and the inability to pay for health care as well as funeral cover. Most domestic workers also fear losing their jobs as a result of occupational injuries. However, the findings also reveal that domestic workers are willing to participate in a social security insurance system on a voluntary basis and are prepared to contribute on a monthly basis. Employers of domestic workers are in favour of a social security scheme for their domestic workers. The employers were also in favour of government regulating domestic work like any other profession and were prepared to register their domestic workers if such policy was in place. Employers, however, felt domestic workers were untrustworthy, as such, they were prepared to contribute towards their social security scheme if the domestic worker stayed for at least five years under their employment. Findings also showed that employers were prepared to play a role in educating their domestic workers on the benefits of saving towards retirement. The objectives of the study were therefore realised, and it would be in the interest of the state to come up with a policy on extending social security system to the domestic workers as a way of promoting economic development and poverty reduction. / XL2019

The rapid advancement of computer and telecommunications technology has made working in the home a practicality. Dubbed ?telecommuting,? this manner of work describes a circumstance where the employee, through the use of some form of telecommunications device (most often a computer with some form of modem), works at a location other than a centralized office (Hill, Hawkings & Miller, 1996). In many cases, the location of work is the home. Current estimates place the number of telecommuters in the United States at 19.6 million and growing (Swoboda & Grimsley, 2000). However, while emphasis has been placed on the positive consequences of telework, thus far little attention has been given to the latent negative consequences of telecommuting. The focus of this work is to develop a theoretical paradigm that explains how telecommuting may potentially contribute to abuse in home. The types of abuse targeted by the theoretical paradigm are: child, spouse, and elder abuse. In particular this model helps identify those telecommuters who are at greatest risk for the perpetration of abuse. This model is informed by a stress paradigm of abuse and identifies five variables that are considered to be crucial in affecting violent outcomes among telecommuters: 1.) socioeconomic status / occupational status; 2.) gender; 3.) crowding; 4.) social isolation; and, 5.) boundary control. How these variables interact within the telecommuting paradigm is described. Ultimately this work serves as a platform from which future empirical research may be conducted. / Master of Science

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Domestic violence has been ingrained into the fabric of American culture. In the past, such violence against women has been overlooked by society, even condoned. It has gone from being a private problem to a social ill. Its affect has reached epidemic proportions in the United States of America. Although men and women are victims of this violence, women overwhelmingly comprise the majority of those who are victimized. Among these women, African American women experience higher rates of victimization than women from other ethnic groups. This thesis defines and discusses domestic violence in the context of the dynamics of violent relationships, the functions of violence, the characteristics of abusers and victims, the causes of violence, and its prevalence in the United States. It also highlights domestic violence from the unique prospective of African American women. Particular emphasis was focused toward the experiences of African American women in the United States of America, And the impact these experiences have had on their romantic relationships. Data obtained from 36 African American college students was used to highlight information presented in the literature.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-172).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Ill., 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-140).