Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context.
| dc.contributor.author | Shelmerdine, Sarah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-25T13:18:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-25T13:18:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-25T13:17:33Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | A substantial body of research links the developmental outcomes of young people to the relationships they have with adults. However, very little research provides insight into the mechanisms whereby relationships achieve their outcomes or the specific qualities of those relationships. This paper explores the construction of relationships between young people and adults in three different socio-cultural settings in Cape Town. Four young people in each setting, namely Ocean View, Fish Hoek and Masiphumelele were interviewed about their relationships with the most important adults in their lives. Where possible, the adults they identified were interviewed also. Interviews were unstructured and analysed thematically. Fundamentally, constructions of the relationships in all three settings were found to be similar. All adults encouraged young people to succeed and sought to protect them against risk. However, the nature of the opportunities and risks, and of the material context in general, differ between the three different study sites and have considerable import for the narratives of the relationships from each. The paper?argues that the differences between the three sites indicate the responsiveness and adaptation of ideals and discourses to environmental demands, rather than fundamental ideological discrepancies. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Shelmerdine, S. (2006). Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context. <i>Social Dynamics</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19855 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Shelmerdine, Sarah "Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context." <i>Social Dynamics</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19855 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Shelmerdine, S. (2006). Relationships between adolescents and adults: the significance of narrative and context. Social dynamics, 32(1), 169-194. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0253-3952 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Shelmerdine, Sarah AB - A substantial body of research links the developmental outcomes of young people to the relationships they have with adults. However, very little research provides insight into the mechanisms whereby relationships achieve their outcomes or the specific qualities of those relationships. This paper explores the construction of relationships between young people and adults in three different socio-cultural settings in Cape Town. Four young people in each setting, namely Ocean View, Fish Hoek and Masiphumelele were interviewed about their relationships with the most important adults in their lives. Where possible, the adults they identified were interviewed also. Interviews were unstructured and analysed thematically. Fundamentally, constructions of the relationships in all three settings were found to be similar. All adults encouraged young people to succeed and sought to protect them against risk. However, the nature of the opportunities and risks, and of the material context in general, differ between the three different study sites and have considerable import for the narratives of the relationships from each. The paper?argues that the differences between the three sites indicate the responsiveness and adaptation of ideals and discourses to environmental demands, rather than fundamental ideological discrepancies. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Social Dynamics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 SM - 0253-3952 T1 - Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context TI - Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19855 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19855 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02533950608628723 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Shelmerdine S. Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context. Social Dynamics. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19855. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Social Dynamics | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsdy20/current | |
| dc.subject.other | Relationships | |
| dc.subject.other | adolescents | |
| dc.subject.other | adults | |
| dc.title | Relationships between adolescents and adults: The significance of narrative and context. | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |