Rural Youth and Risk Society
Future Perceptions and Life Chances of Teenage Girls on South African Farms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2328656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrienetta Kritzinger (Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 545-572 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Youth & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0044118x02033004003 |
| OpenAlex | W2158947192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 13 |
Research on deciduous fruit farms in South Africa has consistently identified low levels of mobility among farm workers. The daughters of farm workers who do manage to find employment in urban centers often return to the farm, whereas others never leave the farm. Based on focus group interviews conducted with 32 girls between the ages of 15 and 17 years, the article explores teenage girls' views and experiences of farm life and their expectations of the future. In examining their expectations and assessing their life chances, the concepts of risk society, late or reflexive modernity, and the individualization thesis put forward by Beck and Giddens are utilized. Teenage girls appear to reject farm life and foresee a future far removed from their working-class background. In assessing their life chances, the article suggests that social divisions and structural location continue to play a critical role in the distribution of risk within contemporary South African society
Economic growth · Economics · Focus group · Late modernity · Life chances · Life course approach · Political science · Reflexivity · Risk society · Social class · Social science · Sociology · Working class · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |