Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) / The opportunities and challenges faced by young people who are not in any kind of
employment, education or training (NEETs) are under-reported by scholars in the field of
development. In this regard, what NEETs in South Africa know about nutrition and how they
pursue nourishment are neglected areas of research. Yet they are important considerations for
policymakers. The majority of young people in the age group 18–24 are, strictly speaking, no
longer their parents’ responsibility, with the child support grant that their caregiver may have
received having terminated when they turned 18. However, many young people have not found
jobs and are therefore not financially independent. As a result, they are constrained in being
able to access food (or at least the food that they particularly enjoy). This study aimed to
investigate the lived experiences of young adult NEETs in terms of food and nutrition, what
they do to ensure that they are nourished, and the kinds of nutritional achievements that they
have to choose from.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/8764 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Rasmeni ,Akhona |
| Contributors | Swart, Rina |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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