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Research data: SOCIAL COHESION
2010 The glue that binds or divides: social trust in South Africa
The recent hosting of the 2010 World Cup has reinvigorated debates about social cohesion and the extent to which South Africans are united. ...
2010 Cohesion, the constitution, and life in post-apartheid South Africa
Don't be too sure that the 'dignity of life' and respect for the Constitution has been inscribed in the minds and the hearts of the people, ...
2008 In search of best practice in South African desegregated schools
One of the daunting challenges facing South Africa in the contemporary period is that of achieving social cohesion. Educational institutions...
2008 Friends and family: social cohesion in South Africa
This article considers the notion of social cohesion and reviews the degree to which South Africa after apartheid coheres as a society. We c...