Magister Psychologiae - MPsych / 30% of the country's population are currently unemployed and this statistic is increasing
steadily. Further deterioration of the South African economy and increased
unemployment, is likely to increase social instability and continue to marginalise a major
proportion of society. Global economic downturn as well as the crash of the Asian
economies in the mid-1990's resulted in job losses for both the working class and middle
class sectors of society. The literature however suggests that the effects of
unemployment are likely to be experienced differently by working and middle class
individuals. This reiterates the argument that the unemployed should not be perceived as
a homogenous group. The study utilises a broad epistemological framework of social
constructionism and employs the theoretical assumptions of Marxism as the theoretical
basis for the research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7757 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Savahl, S |
| Contributors | Stevens, Garth |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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