PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, Youth ViolenceYouth and Political Violence: The Problem of Anomie and the Role of Youth OrganisationsThis paper examines the various areas of township youth's lives which have almost completely broken down, particularly family and schools. These areas of life are also the sites of violence which form a daily part of African youths' lives. The author argues that the traditional authority of parents and teachers no longer has the legitimacy that it once had and this leaves a huge gap in the lives of youths that desperately needs to be filled. Read More Monique MarksJuly 30, 1992
PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, South African PsychologyGrowing Up in Violent Situations: The South African SituationThe author discusses the topic of growing up in violent situations from a number of perspectives. Firstly, she gives a psychological perspective to the notion of resilience, invulnerability or stress resistance, as she thinks that the psychological factors form a crucial base from which to consider long term sequelae and plan ways of intervention and prevention. In order to place the South African situation in a context she looks at some of the descriptions of the traditionally described stressors of childhood, and then considers the more extreme stresses. Finally, she presents some of the research and ideas that are being formulated about the South African situation. Read More Diana ShmuklerFebruary 3, 1989
