Using life histories to explore change: women's urban struggles in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s)
Slater, RachelEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2000-07-01Subject
GenderCountry
South Africa
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
This article examines the lives of four women who live in Cape Town, South Africa. Age and stage in the life cycle determined their ability to make a living in Cape Town, to survive shocking outbreaks of violence in the Crossroads squatter camp in 1983, and to avoid arrest under the 'pass laws' of the apartheid era. It shows how useful investigating people's life histories can be in developing understanding of the way in which their freedom to act is both constrained, and supported, by their context. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
9ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/741923632