Premium
South Africa: A Legacy of Family Disruption
Author(s) -
Budlender Debbie,
Lund Francie
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01715.x
Subject(s) - unemployment , context (archaeology) , state (computer science) , economic growth , development economics , family life , political science , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , socioeconomics , geography , economics , medicine , archaeology , family medicine , algorithm , computer science
This article draws together unusual characteristics of the legacy of apartheid in South Africa: the state‐orchestrated destruction of family life, high rates of unemployment and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. The disruption of family life has resulted in a situation in which many women have to fulfil the role of both breadwinner and care giver in a context of high unemployment and very limited economic opportunities. The question that follows is: given this crisis of care, to what extent can or will social protection and employment‐related social policies provide the support women and children need?