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Navigating Entry and Survival in the City: A Relational Comparison of Migrant Workers and University Students in the City of Durban 城市进入与生存:德班农民工与大学生的关系比较

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2022.2051598

N. Xulu-Gama, Aisha Lorgat

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A Courtly Dance: Reflexivity and Reputational Sensitivity in Research with Well-Established Non-Profit Organisations 宫廷舞蹈:对成熟的非营利组织的研究中的反身性和声誉敏感性

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2022.2068158

Erna Louisa Prinsloo, Jacques P. de Wet

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“The Boy Has to Be a Man in Order for Life to Start”: AmaXhosa, Black Boyhood Studies, and the Anthropology of Boyhoods “为了生命的开始，男孩必须成为一个男人”:AmaXhosa，黑人童年研究和童年人类学

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2022.2067592

Gcobani Qambela

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Decolonizing sociology. An introduction 他们社会学。介绍

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2022.2032316

Christopher G. Thomas

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Race, Power, and Philanthropy: Exploring the Role of Race in Non-governmental Socioeconomic Interventions: Insights from Makhanda, South Africa 种族、权力和慈善:探索种族在非政府社会经济干预中的作用:来自南非Makhanda的见解

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2021.2019610

S. Nomsenge

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Better, Faster, Stronger: Using Machine Learning to Analyse South African Police-recorded Protest Data 更好，更快，更强:使用机器学习分析南非警方记录的抗议数据

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2021.1982762

M. Bekker

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Polygyny and Gender: The Gendered Narratives of Adults Raised in Polygynous Families 一夫多妻制与性别:在一夫多妻制家庭中长大的成年人的性别叙事

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2022.2038452

N. Xulu-Gama

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Co-developing Local Feminist “Conceptual Vocabularies” While Strengthening Activism Through Critical Consciousness Raising with South Africa’s Mine and Farm Women 与南非矿场和农场妇女共同开发当地女权主义“概念词汇”，通过批判意识的提升加强行动主义

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2021.2024087

Asanda-Jonas Benya, Sithandiwe Yeni

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What Is a Woman? A Decolonial African Feminist Analysis of Womanhoods in Lesotho 什么是女人?非殖民化的非洲女性主义对莱索托女性的分析

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2021.2015716

N. Mohlabane, M. Tshoaedi

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Hegemonic Masculinity and Male Powerlessness: A Reflection on African Men’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence 霸权男性气质与男性无力感:非洲男性亲密伴侣暴力经历的反思

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South African Review of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-12-22 DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2021.2010240

Emmanuel Rowlands

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