5,455
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

South African, urban youth narratives: resilience within community

, , &
Pages 245-255 | Received 14 Jan 2013, Accepted 11 Mar 2013, Published online: 30 May 2013

References

  • AhmedR., SeedatM., Van NiekerkA., & BulbuliaS. (2004). Discerning community resilience in disadvantaged communities in the context of violence and injury prevention. South African Journal of Psychology, 34(3), 386–408.
  • AndersonE. (1999). Code of the streets: Decency, violence, and the moral life of the inner city. New York: Norton.
  • AronowitzA., RennellsR., & ToddE. (2005). Heterosocial behaviors in early adolescent African-American girls: The role of mother-daughter relationships. Journal of Family Nursing, 11(2), 122–139.
  • BarbarinO., & RichterL. (2001). Mandela's children: Growing up in post-apartheid South Africa. New York: Routledge.
  • BetancourtT. S., Meyers-OhkiS., StulacS. N., Elizabeth BarreraA., MushashiC., & BeardsleeW. R. (2011). Nothing can defeat combined hands (Abashize hamwe ntakibananira): Protective processes and resilience in Rwandan children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Social Science & Medicine, 73(5), 693–701.
  • BollandJ. M. (2003). Hopelessness and risk behaviour among adolescents living in high poverty inner-city neighbourhoods. Journal of Adolescence, 26(2), 145–158.
  • BretonM. (2001). Neighborhood resiliency. Journal of Community Practice, 19(1), 21–36.
  • Brooks-GunnJ., & DuncanG. J. (1997). The effects of poverty on children. The Future of Children, 7(2), 55–71. doi:10.2307/1602387.
  • CarreyN., & UngarM. (2007). Resilience. Monograph for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinics of North America, 162, 271–540.
  • CharneyD. S. (2004). Psychobiological mechanisms of resilience and vulnerability: Implications for successful adaptation to extreme stress. Focus, 2(3), 368–391.
  • Clauss-EhlersC. S., & Lopez-LeviL. (2002). Violence and community, terms in conflict: An ecological approach to resilience. Journal of Social Distress and Homeless, 11(4), 265–278.
  • Dass-BrailsfordP. (2005). Exploring resiliency: Academic achievement among disadvantaged black youth in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 33(5), 574–591.
  • DawesA. (1994). The emotional impact of political violence. In A.Dawes & D.Donald (Eds.), Childhood and adversity (pp. 177–199). Cape Town: David Phillip.
  • DiFulvioG. T. (2011). Sexual minority youth, social connection and resilience: From personal struggle to collective identity. Social Science & Medicine, 72(10), 1611–1617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.045.
  • DuncanG., Brooks-GunnJ., & KlebanovP. (1994). Economic deprivation and early childhood development. Child Development, 65(2), 296–318.
  • EggermanM., & Panter-BrickC. (2010). Suffering, hope, and entrapment: Resilience and cultural values in Afghanistan. Social Science & Medicine, 71(1), 71–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.023.
  • FreemanM. (1993). Seeking identity – township youth and social development. South African Journal of Psychology, 23(4), 157–166.
  • GilgunJ. (1999). Mapping resilience as process among adults with childhood adversities. In H. I.McCubbin, E. A.Thompson, A. I.Thompson & J. A.Futrell (Eds.), The dynamics of resilient families. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • GillipsieJ. M., & AllportG. W. (1955). Youth's outlook on the future (a cross-national study). New York: Doubleday & Company.
  • HenlyJ. R., DanzigerS. K., & OfferS. (2005). The contribution of social support to the material well-being of low-income families. Journal of Marriage & Family, 67(1), 122–140.
  • HernandezP. (2002). Resilience in families and communities: Latin American contributions from the psychology of liberation. The Family Journal, 10(3), 334–343.
  • KimhiS., & ShamaiM. (2004). Community resilience and the impact of stress: Adult response to Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Journal of Community Psychology, 32(4), 439–451.
  • KingN. J., & MadsenE. (2007). Contextual influences on the career development of low-income African American youth: Considering an ecological approach. Journal of Career Development, 33(4), 395–411. 10.1177/0894845307300519.
  • LinaresL. O. (2004). Social connection to neighbors, multiple victimization, and current health among women residing in high crime neighborhoods. Journal of Family Violence, 19(6), 355–366.
  • LyonsR. F., MickelsonK. D., SullivanM. J. L., & CoyneJ. C. (1998). Coping as a communal process. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15(5), 579–605.
  • MarshallC., & RossmanG. (1999). Designing qualitative research (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • MkhizeN. (2004). Psychology: An African perspective. In D.Hook (Ed.), Critical psychology (pp. 24–52). Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press.
  • MosavelM., SimonC., van StadeD., & BuchbinderM. (2005). Community based participatory research (CBPR) in South Africa: Engaging multiple constituents to shape the research question. Social Science & Medicine, 61(12), 2577–2587.
  • MrazekP. J., & MrazekD. A. (1987). Resilience in child maltreatment victims: A conceptual exploration. Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, 11, 357–366.
  • NurmiJ. E. (1987). Age, sex, social class, and quality of family interaction as determinants of adolescents' future orientation: A developmental task interpretation. Adolescence, 22(88), 977–991.
  • NurmiJ. E. (1991). How do adolescents see their future? A review of the development of future orientation and planning. Developmental Review, 11, 1–59.
  • NyamaiC., NjengaF., VythilingumB., & SteinD. (2004). Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress symptoms in urban African schools: Survey in Cape Town and Nairobi. British Journal of Psychiatry, 184, 169–175.
  • OsbornA. (1970). Resilient children: A longitudinal study of high achieving socially disadvantaged children. Early Child Development and Care, 62, 23–47.
  • PetersonP. E. (1991). The urban underclass and the poverty paradox. In C.Peterson & P. E.Jencks (Eds.), The urban underclass. Washington, DC: Brookings.
  • PiliavinJ. A., & CharngH. W. (1990). Altruism: A review of recent theory and research. Annual Review of Sociology, 16(1), 27–65.
  • RutterM. (1987). Psychosocial resilience and protective mechanisms. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 57(3), 316–330.
  • SampsonR. J., RaudenbushS. W., & EarlsF. (1997). Neighborhoods and violent crime: A multilevel study of collective efficacy. Science, 277(5328), 918–924.
  • South African Associated Press (SAPA). (2007, February 16). Rasool commits R1bn to fight crime. ioL News. Retrieved from http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/rasool-commits-r1bn-to-fight-crime-1.315528#.UVQ6LxyG0Xg.
  • Simons-MortonB. G., & CrumpA. D. (1996). Empowerment: The process and the outcome. Health Education & Behavior, 23(3), 290–292.
  • SonnC. C., & FisherA. T. (1998). Sense of community: Community resilient responses to oppression and change. Journal of Community Psychology, 26(5), 457–472.
  • Stanton-SalazarR. D., & SpinaS. U. (2005). Adolescent peer networks as a context for social and emotional support. Youth & Society, 36(4), 379–417.
  • Statistics South Africa. (2005, January 10). Statistics for City of Cape Town – Ward 20. Retrieved from http://www.statssa.gov.za/.
  • WakefieldW. D., & HudleyC. (2007). Ethnic and racial identity and adolescent well-being. Theory into Practice, 46(2), 147–154. doi:10.1080/00405840701233099.
  • WalshF. (2006). Strengthening family resilience. New York: Guilford Publications.
  • WernerE., & SmithR. (1992). Overcoming the odds: High risk children from birth to adulthood. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
  • WindleG. (2011). What is resilience? A review and concept analysis. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 21, 152–169. doi:10.1017/S0959259810000420.
  • WiseP., & MeyersA. (1988). Poverty and child health. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 35, 1169–1186.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.