Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorRoss, Fiona Cen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Kock, Alana Eileenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T14:45:10Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T14:45:10Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 112-115.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractI argue that alcohol is embedded in forces of structural violence that create circumstances of social suffering amongst farm workers in the Western Cape. argue that the labour relations on the research farm are shot through with violence and I trace the use of paternalism as a means to control the work force. I argue that the principles of paternalism have been internalised by the majority of the workers. I further explore the current changes in labour relations as they are played out the field work farm and demonstrate that exploitation and oppression continue to be features of structural violence exercised today. In order to understand alcohol consumption amongst farm workers in the light of structural violence, I argue that farm workers who drink heavily in the mode of the weekend binge do so in an attempt to ameliorate the conditions of their existence. I argue that alcohol consumption is ritualised and that ritual serves to provide a space outside the everyday that facilitates escape from suffering and legitimates drinking. It is my contention that the ritual fails to provide real escape and instead serves to further immiserate farm workers. In an attempt to escape the negative consequences of alcohol consumption those who are able to abstain from drinking alcohol do so largely by converting to a form of Christianity that prohibits alcohol use. I employ the notion of unlearning drinking behaviour to understand the creation of a new person within a support system that enables new ways of being in the world, I contend though, that this new identity is fragile and the potential to revert to previous identities is always present.In addressing the phenomena of alcohol consumption and abstinence, I argue that the social suffering caused by structural violence and the perceived negative effects of alcohol use must not be conflated.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Kock, A. E. (2002). <i>Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10342en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Kock, Alana Eileen. <i>"Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10342en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Kock, A. 2002. Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - De Kock, Alana Eileen AB - I argue that alcohol is embedded in forces of structural violence that create circumstances of social suffering amongst farm workers in the Western Cape. argue that the labour relations on the research farm are shot through with violence and I trace the use of paternalism as a means to control the work force. I argue that the principles of paternalism have been internalised by the majority of the workers. I further explore the current changes in labour relations as they are played out the field work farm and demonstrate that exploitation and oppression continue to be features of structural violence exercised today. In order to understand alcohol consumption amongst farm workers in the light of structural violence, I argue that farm workers who drink heavily in the mode of the weekend binge do so in an attempt to ameliorate the conditions of their existence. I argue that alcohol consumption is ritualised and that ritual serves to provide a space outside the everyday that facilitates escape from suffering and legitimates drinking. It is my contention that the ritual fails to provide real escape and instead serves to further immiserate farm workers. In an attempt to escape the negative consequences of alcohol consumption those who are able to abstain from drinking alcohol do so largely by converting to a form of Christianity that prohibits alcohol use. I employ the notion of unlearning drinking behaviour to understand the creation of a new person within a support system that enables new ways of being in the world, I contend though, that this new identity is fragile and the potential to revert to previous identities is always present.In addressing the phenomena of alcohol consumption and abstinence, I argue that the social suffering caused by structural violence and the perceived negative effects of alcohol use must not be conflated. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa TI - Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10342 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Kock AE. Fruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10342en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSocial Anthropologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Anthropologyen_ZA
dc.titleFruit of the Vine, work of human hands : farm workers and alcohol on a farm in Stellenbosch, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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