Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers

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dc.contributor.advisorSpiegel, Andrewen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSterken, Hannekeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T18:40:20Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T18:40:20Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 79-83).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn the context of rising unemployment, an NGO called Men on the Side of the Road (MSR) was established to provide men who stand by the side of the road waiting to be offered jobs with job opportunities and skills. The purpose of the ethnographic study described here was to assess members‘ experiences and attitudes towards the work or income-earning opportunities introduced to members by MSR. The overall goal of the report was to assess why a large proportion of the work opportunities introduced to members were not taken up with great enthusiasm. After completion of the study, the researcher found that the day-labourers used three different labels ('locals', 'networking workers' and 'struggling foreigners') to describe themselves and other roadside workseekers.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSterken, H. (2010). <i>Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11444en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSterken, Hanneke. <i>"Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11444en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSterken, H. 2010. Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Sterken, Hanneke AB - In the context of rising unemployment, an NGO called Men on the Side of the Road (MSR) was established to provide men who stand by the side of the road waiting to be offered jobs with job opportunities and skills. The purpose of the ethnographic study described here was to assess members‘ experiences and attitudes towards the work or income-earning opportunities introduced to members by MSR. The overall goal of the report was to assess why a large proportion of the work opportunities introduced to members were not taken up with great enthusiasm. After completion of the study, the researcher found that the day-labourers used three different labels ('locals', 'networking workers' and 'struggling foreigners') to describe themselves and other roadside workseekers. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers TI - Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11444 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11444
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSterken H. Boundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekers. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11444en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSocial Anthropologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPractical Anthropologyen_ZA
dc.titleBoundary work in the process of informal job seeking : an ethnographic study of Cape Town roadside workseekersen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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