Andreas Sagner
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1744077 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Andreas Sagner |
| PRENOMES | Andreas |
| SOBRENOME | Sagner |
| ASSINATURA | SAGNER A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Institute of Ethnology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5698-8191 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 45 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2001 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The Abandoned Mother’
This essay examines issues of ageing and old age in Xhosa-speaking communities to c . 1860. Drawing primarily on records of the Wesleyan Methodist and London Missionary societies, the article examines the construction of Xhosa ageing, old age and death in missionary writings. The primary medium of missionary reflection was the figure of the ‘Abandoned Mother’, modelled on contemporary British metaphors, that represented yet another atrocity story…
Ageing and Social Policy in South Africa
This article analyses old-age security policy in South Africa within the wider context of social policy in twentieth-century South Africa. It focuses on old-age pensions as the major part of welfare provision for the elderly. Two main questions are addressed (1) Why did South Africa introduce old-age pensions for aged white elderly in 1928 and why did it broaden the system to include Africans in 1944? (2) What were the main economic and social co…
Politics of pension sharing in urban South Africa
Analysing the practice of pension sharing, this article looks at social and cultural dimensions of ageing in an urban African residential area, Cape Town's Khayelitsha. First, the paper discusses pension sharing as a future-oriented security strategy. Many older Africans in Khayelitsha believe that if they do not share their pensions with their kin, they do not have much chance of being helped in times of need. Pension sharing as an instrumental …
Politics of pension sharing in urban South Africa
Analysing the practice of pension sharing, this article looks at social and cultural dimensions of ageing in an urban African residential area, Cape Town's Khayelitsha. First, the paper discusses pension sharing as a future-oriented security strategy. Many older Africans in Khayelitsha believe that if they do not share their pensions with their kin, they do not have much chance of being helped in times of need. Pension sharing as an instrumental …
Ageing and Social Policy in South Africa
This article analyses old-age security policy in South Africa within the wider context of social policy in twentieth-century South Africa. It focuses on old-age pensions as the major part of welfare provision for the elderly. Two main questions are addressed (1) Why did South Africa introduce old-age pensions for aged white elderly in 1928 and why did it broaden the system to include Africans in 1944? (2) What were the main economic and social co…
Politics of pension sharing in urban South Africa
Analysing the practice of pension sharing, this article looks at social and cultural dimensions of ageing in an urban African residential area, Cape Town's Khayelitsha. First, the paper discusses pension sharing as a future-oriented security strategy. Many older Africans in Khayelitsha believe that if they do not share their pensions with their kin, they do not have much chance of being helped in times of need. Pension sharing as an instrumental …
Ageing and Social Policy in South Africa
This article analyses old-age security policy in South Africa within the wider context of social policy in twentieth-century South Africa. It focuses on old-age pensions as the major part of welfare provision for the elderly. Two main questions are addressed (1) Why did South Africa introduce old-age pensions for aged white elderly in 1928 and why did it broaden the system to include Africans in 1944? (2) What were the main economic and social co…
The Abandoned Mother’
This essay examines issues of ageing and old age in Xhosa-speaking communities to c . 1860. Drawing primarily on records of the Wesleyan Methodist and London Missionary societies, the article examines the construction of Xhosa ageing, old age and death in missionary writings. The primary medium of missionary reflection was the figure of the ‘Abandoned Mother’, modelled on contemporary British metaphors, that represented yet another atrocity story…
History (2 obras) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 obras) · Sociology (2 obras) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (2 obras) · Ageing (1 obras) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 obras) · Ancient history (1 obras) · Anthropology (1 obras) · Archaeology (1 obras) · Colonialism (1 obras)