Michael Morris. Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom in South Africa. Cape Town: Ministry of Education and Human Sciences Research Council, 2004. x + 333 pps. Figures. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. $19.95. Paper.

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-94
Author(s):  
Alan Gregor Cobley
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals Die sing van psalms in die erediens: Twintig jaar later

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacoba H. Van Rooy
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Reformed Churches ◽  
The Way

About 20 years ago the HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council) conducted an empirical investigation on the singing of psalms in three Afrikaans reformed churches. Vos and M�ller (1990) dealt with different aspects of this investigation, especially the questions of which melodies are sung in the churches, what the frequency of the use of the different psalms is, the way in which new songs are introduced, the situation in the different churches and the influence of church attendance on the love of the psalms. In an investigation undertaken in 2008 (Van Rooy 2009) these matters were investigated in the Reformed Churches in South Africa, a denomiation that introduced a new hymnal in 2003. The comparison of the two investigations revealed that the number of favourite psalms and the same psalms remained fairly constant. The acceptance of new hymns is related to a number of factors, especially the melody and the liturgical usefulness of the new hymns. The new metrical version of the psalms is still not used very frequently in the Reformed Churches in South Africa. This can partly be ascribed to the lack of structured programmes to learn the new hymns.

scholarly journals Paradigmas en progressie in die teologie: ’n Perspektief op die RGN-kongres van April 1988

1989 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Dimensional Reduction ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
The South ◽  
African Theology ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The Press

Paradigms and progress in theology: A perspective on the HRSC conference of April 1988 The title refers to a conference believed to be the first interdisciplinary meeting on said theme in South Africa held under the auspices of the South African Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria last year. Future developments in this field may prove it a major happening in South African theology and methodology yet. An anthology of selected papers read appeared from the press recently. This article contains a number of abstracts made from the book and brief discussions of papers thus abstracted. A basic hesitancy pertaining to the meaning and encompass of the concept ‘paradigm’ as well as a widespread uncertainty regarding theology’s accountability towards science are noted. Fears of dimensional reduction are expressed.

Public opinion and the end of apartheid

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio F Carrión ◽  
Stuart J Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Racial Attitudes ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
National Party ◽  
Symbolic Politics ◽  
Threat Perceptions ◽  
Race Ideology

Why did whites in South Africa come to support the dismantling of the apartheid system that gave them a monopoly of political power? We use a reformulated version of symbolic politics to address this puzzle, showing that white attitudes toward political change were primarily driven by symbolic predispositions regarding race, ideology, party, and specific leaders, as well as various sorts of threat perceptions. Strong attachments to the National Party and de Klerk, low perceptions of threat, more tolerant racial attitudes, and more socially and politically liberal values increased the likelihood of whites supporting policies consistent with the ending of apartheid. We also find that assessments of the economy, both personal and national, have no influence on this attitude. We use South Africa’s Human Sciences Research Council data collected during the crucial 1991–1992 period.

scholarly journals Factors associated with the perception of side-effects relating to the use of contraceptive methods

Curationis ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerda Erasmus
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Limited research has been done in South Africa regarding the incidence of side-effects and perceptions of these among users of contraceptives. Numerous knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) surveys have been conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (Erasmus 1981a; Erasmus 1981b; Erasmus 1982 ; Groenewald 1978 ; Lótter, Van Tonder 1976; Mostert, Malherbe 1974; Mostert 1974; Strydom 1981; Van der Merwe 1982) and in some of these studies questions concerning side-effects were included to determine reasons for discontinuation of specific contraceptive methods. The literature concerning research on side-effects related to contraceptive use usually pertains either to clinical studies

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