Exploring the Psycho-Social Challenges Facing Children living in Child- Headed Households: A Case Study of Sithebe Administrative Area, Mthatha

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dc.contributor.authorMajiza, Virginia Nneheleng
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-16T12:26:22Z
dc.date.available2026-02-16T12:26:22Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.descriptionMasters Thesis
dc.description.abstractThe study focused on the perpetual issues and the psychosocial challenges facing children living in child-headed households at Sithebe Administrative Area -Ward 20 in Mthatha. The high number of cases reported to the Department of Social Development - Mthatha was what primarily triggered the researcher's interest in exploring the phenomenon of Child-headed households. Children living in Child-headed households continue to face numerous challenges which affect their psychosocial life and the rate of Child-headed households has been viewed as one of the concerns due to high number of parental deaths and abandonment around Ward 20- Sithebe A/A. Furthermore, the study seeks to examine the strategies used by social service professionals and their level of commitment in assisting child-headed households cope in the midst of adversity, through service delivery.
dc.identifier.citationMajiza,V.N.Exploring the Psycho-Social Challenges Facing Children living in Child- Headed Households: A Case Study of Sithebe Administrative Area, Mthatha.Alice.University of Fort Hare.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3735
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hare
dc.relation.ispartofseriesN/A
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.titleExploring the Psycho-Social Challenges Facing Children living in Child- Headed Households: A Case Study of Sithebe Administrative Area, Mthatha
dc.typeThesis

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