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Crafting Spaces: Deleuzian Perspectives on Women's Identity Work in Male‐Dominated Jobs
ABSTRACT This paper proposes Deleuzian concepts of becoming minor, lines of flight, and deterritorialization and reterritorialization as a way of understanding identity work based on the experiences of women in male‐dominated jobs. We suggest that Deleuze's frame emphasizes fluidity and rejects category‐limited choices, and it opens up the possibility ...
Obaa Akua Konadu‐Osei +2 more
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Management perceptions of competencies essential for middle managers
The aim of the study was to establish whether managers at different levels of the organisational hierarchy perceive different managerial competencies as important for middle managers, and whether there were differences between the perceptions of males ...
Bongani Mbokazi +2 more
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Geographies of Parents With Intellectual Disabilities in Selected Regions of Namibia
ABSTRACT This study examined the geographies of parents with intellectual disabilities in specific regions of Namibia. It aimed to understand how these parents perceive themselves and their identities within their social and cultural contexts as they manage their parenting roles.
Cynthy K. Haihambo
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The family’s experience of having a mentally ill family member
The purpose of this study was firstly to explore and describe the experience of families with a mentally ill family member and secondly to describe guidelines (based on the results obtained) for the advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner to assist ...
Margaret Ngqoboka +2 more
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Starving for Data: Eating Disorders Prevalence and Research Gaps in Southern Africa
ABSTRACT Objective Studies reporting prevalence estimates of eating disorders in Southern Africa are scarce. To fill this gap, the present Research Forum reviews existing literature on the prevalence of eating disorders, including as assessed by clinical interviews, screeners, and self‐reported behaviors, among individuals in Southern Africa.
Bernou Melisse +2 more
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The analysis of a dominant gender discourse - Part 2
Gender dilemmas are formed where a woman's role and identity is constructed in alternative ways, ways which do not cohere with the ways prescribed and expected within a dominant gender discourse.
Laetitia Zeeman +2 more
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Abstract Rare diseases are a group of chronic conditions with low individual prevalence. These conditions predominantly affect children and severely impact their lives. Oftentimes, children with rare diseases receive care from family caregivers, who experience several challenges in their roles and regularly struggle to cope with caregiving demands ...
Jodie van Niekerk +3 more
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The anatomical knowledge of Namibian school children
Abstract The public has limited knowledge of key organs and anatomical structures. The lack of anatomical knowledge and understanding can hinder time to access healthcare, quality of care, and treatment outcomes. The current study investigated the anatomical knowledge among Namibian children by comparing 8 school grades—4 to 12, which covers children ...
Adam M. Taylor +3 more
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Hesseling: a century later The Dutch linguist D.C. Hesseling was a pioneer of creole studies. The first evidence of Hesseling's interest in language contact and creole languages was his publications on Afrikaans.
F. Ponelis
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The construction and evaluation of a scale of employee empowerment
The purpose of this study was to construct and evaluate a scale of employee empowerment that may benefit organisational transformation. An Employee Empowerment Questionnaire consisting of 90 items was developed and administered to 164 respondents within ...
Vanessa J. Cloete +2 more
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