The world is
evolving at a rapid pace. South Africa alone has undergone a process of major
socioeconomic and political change in recent times. The desegregation of
educational, religious, sport and other structures, the democratisation of the
decision making process, and the implementation of affirmative action, for
example, have involved a shift in the values and normative orientation of the
population. The exact effects of such changes, both positive and negative,
cannot be easily identified or measured. A reader on selected social
issues considers the nature, causes and consequences of a wide range of
current social phenomena, worldwide.
A reader on
selected social issues attempts a more “global” approach, rather
than concentrating solely on South African society. All chapters have been
extensively updated, with contributions from both national and international
experts. Because the content of the chapters is not discipline specific,
lecturers can use perspectives from within their own fields to guide students
to an understanding of the phenomena being discussed. ‘Windows’ with
thought-provoking information, as well as discussion topics at the end of each
chapter, encourage students to deal with aspects beyond the scope of the text.
Contents include
the following:
• Child maltreatment
• Eating disorders
• Substance abuse and addiction
• Self-harming behaviours and suicide
• Sexual violence
• Human trafficking
• Crime
• Population
and environmental issues
Section 1 Marriage and
family
Chapter 1 Family
disorganisation and violence
Chapter 2 Divorce
Section 2 Childhood and
adolescence
Chapter 3 Child
maltreatment
Chapter 4 Teenage
pregnancy
Chapter 5 Adolescent
risk-taking behaviour
Chapter 6 Juvenile
delinquency
Section 3 Health issues
Chapter 7 Feeding,
nutritional and eating disorders in children and youth
Chapter 8 Substance abuse
and addiction: drugs and alcohol
Chapter 9 HIV and AIDS as
cross-cutting social issues
Section 4 Destructive
behaviours
Chapter 10 Self-harming
behaviours
Chapter 11 Suicide
Chapter 12 Sexual
violence and human rights
Chapter 13 Human
trafficking
Chapter 14 Crime
Section 5 Population and
environmental issues
Chapter 15 Population
issues
Chapter 16 Poverty
Chapter 17 Environmental
issues
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