In many societies, the iconic image of the family is that of a White, American middle-class,
first-marriage nuclear family with two heterosexual parents and biological children …

The transition to parenthood is a major event in the lifespan of any individual, but takes on
special significance when it precedes the transition to education, work, citizenship and …

Extant theories of resilience, or the process of adjusting well to adversity, privilege the voices
of minority-world young people. Consequently, the resilience of marginalized, majority-world …

The absence of biological fathers in South Africa has been constructed as a problem for
children of both sexes but more so for boy-children. Arguably the dominant discourse in this …

Linda Richter is Executive Director, Jeremiah Chikovore is a Senior Research Specialist,
and Tawanda Makusha is a Ph. D. intern, Child, Youth, Family, and Social Development …

South African law forbids excluding pregnant teenagers from school and permits young
parents to continue with their schooling. However, the existence of progressive policy and …

Depending on the position from which it is read, and what is regarded as the beginning of
the history of the field, South African critical studies on men and masculinities have a …

This book provides an engaging account of the moral lives of young black South Africans
once the struggle against apartheid ended and took away their object of political resistance …

In the new South Africa gender role constructions are slowly shifting, this article explores
early fatherhood as a potential site for the development of alternative masculinities. Existing …

'One Man Can'(OMC) is a rights-based gender equality and health programme implemented
by Sonke Gender Justice in South Africa. It has been featured as an example of best practice …