Language policy and planning in South Africa must be seen within the context of the country ’s sociolinguistic complexity and the relationship between language and a number of serious problems in the country. South Africa ’s sociolinguistic complexity is a function of a number of factors: 1) a multiplicity of languages and cultures; 2) the overlapping demographical and geographical distribution of the country ’s major languages; and 3) the politicization of these languages and cultures due to both
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Sustainable urban development? Low-cost housing challenges in South Africa Allison Goebelà Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ Ont.‚ Canada K7L 3N6 Abstract Low-cost housing provision has been a major focus of government in post-apartheid urban South Africa. While successes can be noted‚ there is growing concern regarding the social and environmental sustainability of housing programs and the impacts upon both the surrounding environment and human health. Utilizing
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Ethnic Relations Affected by Apartheid’s Laws in South Africa Patricia Tyler SOC 308 Tirizia York October 11‚ 2010 Ethnic Relations Affected by Apartheid’s Laws in South Africa Over the years immigrants have migrated from their native lands to different countries with the hopes and dreams of benefiting from the valued resources other developed countries have to offer. Migration occurs mainly for the purpose to gain better opportunities and life chances. In most cases‚ depending on an
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The concept of medieval in South Asia has been a long and contested one. The concept of medieval and was firstly introduced by the colonial administrators. Medieval is a highly debated concept. The reasons which make this concept a debated are chronological uncertainty‚ model building and different. As far as relation of medieval with India term is concerned‚ this term was introduced to India during the colonial encounter‚ before that‚ medieval was not known to India. In our national language medieval
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Doing Business in South Africa Introduction The South African culture compromise of: black Afrikaans ‚ white Afrikaans‚ mixed-race Afrikaans‚ Asian-Indian‚ White Chinese-Taiwanese (Koopman & van Muijen 1994). The black Afrikaans are the majority race in South Africa. The Zulu nation makes up the majority in the black Afrikaans‚ The white Afrikaans are the minority race and have the majority of the power. The white Afrikaans are predominately from the English origin. The mixed-race Afrikaans
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African Civilizations and the Spread of Islam •The spread of Islam in Africa linked its regions to the outside world through trade‚ religion‚ and politics •States like Mali and Songhai are built on military power and dynastic alliances •Parts of sub-Saharan Africa entered into the expanding world network; many others remained isolated •Christianity and Islam sometimes influenced political and cultural development Empires of the Western Sudan (West/Northwest Africa) th th Ghana: 4 – 11 centuries
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“Social inequality is a more pressing socio-economic challenge than poverty in contemporary South Africa.” South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world‚ but not the poorest (with reference to income). We can see that the inequality in South Africa has worsened over time by looking at the country’s Gini Index score. In 1996 the score was 0.66 and in 2008‚ 0.70. The score has also deteriorated in terms of population groups: the score went from 0.54 to 0.62 between Blacks and from
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The IDF: Economic‚ Political‚ and Cultural Sociological Effects It is necessary for all countries to have an army in order to defend it. Israel is no exception. However‚ the unique character of the Israeli army shapes the culture and personality of Israel and its people. The army has influenced every aspect of Israeli society‚ from its economy to politics to its culture. Before one can comprehend the affect of the army on Israel‚ a brief history is necessary. Israel ’s armed forces‚ known
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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic In South Africa Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of many infectious diseases that plague the world today. According to the 2007 AIDS epidemic update put out by The United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNIADS) there were approximately 2.1 million AIDS related deaths and 33.2 million people infected with HIV world wide (UNAIDS/WHO Working Group‚ 2007). Despite its abundant resources and its well-developed
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1.describe the social‚ economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people (unit 7) There are many social‚ economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of the children and young people that we may work with. Personal choice – Some families decide that they do not wish to live or act in away in which is viewed as outside the ’ social norm ’‚ for example such as being travellers or a child having same genders parents. The outcome of this
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