Browsing by Author "Harper, Sarah"

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    Claims on and obligations to kin in Cape Town, South Africa
    (2010) Harper, Sarah; Seekings, Jeremy
    Qualitative and quantitative research has shown that non-nuclear family households remain common in post-apartheid South Africa whilst suggesting also that families are less extended than in the past. Most of this research focuses on who lives with whom. This paper goes beyond this by examining the claims that young people anticipate might be made on them, and the obligations they can envisage making on others. Data from the fourth wave of the Cape Area Panel Study, conducted in 2006, show that most young people report being able to make claims on only a narrow range of close kin. The range of kin on whom young black adults report being able to make claims is only marginally wider than for young white and coloured adults, and is heavily concentrated on the maternal side. This suggests that there has been some shrinkage in the extent of kinship ties among young black people, and a dramatic shrinkage on the paternal side. Unlike their coloured and white peers, young black adults report many prospective obligations to diverse kin, including more distant kin, although again almost entirely on the maternal side. Multivariate analysis suggests that 'race' - presumably as a proxy for cultural factors - is not important in shaping the claims that someone feels able to make, but remains important in shaping the obligations that someone anticipates having to make, after controlling for other variables. These patterns did not differ by gender. We find some evidence that claims and obligations entail reciprocal relationships, especially among less close kin. Overall, we find that relationships with more distant kin are largely limited to black South Africans, are highly conditional, exist predominantly with maternal kin and more frequently entail feelings of responsibility toward kin than reliance upon kin .
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    The Fungibility of Aid Earmarked for HIV/AIDS Control Programs
    (Elsevier, 2012) Harper, Sarah
    This paper investigates fungibility of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for HIV/AIDS control, adding to the debate regarding consequences of scaling up this type of ODA. A theoretical model yields two estimable equations; in public health spending and non-health spending, with ODA for HIV/AIDS as the key regressor. The equations are estimated using data for 52 countries, from 2003 to 2009. Results suggest ODA for HIV/AIDS is not fungible across the 52 countries. Fungibility and other constraints to effective use of increased ODA in health sectors are country-specific issues; ODA for HIV/AIDS must be delivered via mechanisms specific to country contexts.
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    Living Longer, Living Well
    (2014-06-19) Brown, Kate; Harper, Sarah
    The University of Cape Town Summer School programme presented an exciting opportunity for people, both young and old to learn more about an important and under-appreciated subject – the personal, societal and economic effects of living longer. This multi-disciplinary course allows participants to learn from a range of experts on topics related to ageing and longevity. Centenarians are obviously doing something right, so what can we learn from them? Kate Brown, Sarah Harper of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and occupational therapists Rae Labuschagne and Sylvia Birkhead completed the line-up of a thought provoking, valuable and interesting course for both individuals and policy makers. Participants in this course were able to learn and interact with these experts on a range of topics including what contributes towards longevity and how people make, or could make, informed decisions that may enhance their quality of life. The course consisted of four sessions and an optional excursion to the Irma Stern Museum. Lectures 1. Ageing and extreme ageing (Prof Sarah Harper, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing) 2. Health, wealth and attitude related to ageing in the context of integrated financial planning (Kate Brown) 3. Old People are adults too (Prof Sarah Harper, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing) The course ran 4–8 February 2014 Course details: http://www.summerschool.uct.ac.za/living-longer-%E2%80%93-living-well The podcasts linked above are of the lecture series and do not include the interactive sessions where participants engaged with Sylvia Birkhead (occupational therapist) & Rae Labuschagne (gerontologist and occupational therapist).