Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorCrankshaw, Owenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBorel-Saladin, Jacquelineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-26T14:07:12Z
dc.date.available2014-12-26T14:07:12Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses both the social polarisation hypothesis and the role migrants play in this process, using survey and population census data of the Johannesburg region of South Africa from 1970 to 2010. The manufacturing sector, once a major source of urban employment and consisting of a large percentage of skilled and semi-skilled, middle-income jobs has declined while the service sector, argued to consist of predominantly either high-skill, high-pay or low-skill, low-pay jobs, has grown. Thus, the decline of manufacturing and the growth of the service sector are argued to result in a more polarised society. Low-wage, low-skill service sector jobs are also argued to attract poorly-educated, unskilled immigrants unable to compete in the urban labour market for anything other than low-skill, low-pay jobs. Thus, the contention is that immigration contributes to social polarisation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBorel-Saladin, J. (2012). <i>Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10098en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBorel-Saladin, Jacqueline. <i>"Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10098en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBorel-Saladin, J. 2012. Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Borel-Saladin, Jacqueline AB - This study assesses both the social polarisation hypothesis and the role migrants play in this process, using survey and population census data of the Johannesburg region of South Africa from 1970 to 2010. The manufacturing sector, once a major source of urban employment and consisting of a large percentage of skilled and semi-skilled, middle-income jobs has declined while the service sector, argued to consist of predominantly either high-skill, high-pay or low-skill, low-pay jobs, has grown. Thus, the decline of manufacturing and the growth of the service sector are argued to result in a more polarised society. Low-wage, low-skill service sector jobs are also argued to attract poorly-educated, unskilled immigrants unable to compete in the urban labour market for anything other than low-skill, low-pay jobs. Thus, the contention is that immigration contributes to social polarisation. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa TI - Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10098 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10098
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBorel-Saladin J. Testing the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10098en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.titleTesting the social polarization hypothesis in Johannesburg, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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