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Title: | The spatial construction of young people's livelihoods in rural southern Africa |
Authors: | Ansell, N van Blerk, L Robson, E Hajdu, F |
Keywords: | Young people;Southern Africa;Spatial construction;Rural livelihoods |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Geographical Association |
Citation: | Geography, 97 (3): 135 - 140, (2012) |
Abstract: | Young people in southern Africa, in common with young people around the world, are social agents, constructing their own lives, albeit within significant structural constraints. Unlike young people in some regions, for most the need to generate a livelihood is a key consideration. Livelihood construction is a profoundly spatial activity, yet while there have been a number of studies of the spatial construction of young people's livelihoods in African cities, the spatiality of rural livelihoods has received less attention. Rural environments pose particular challenges for livelihood construction, and require particular spatial strategies. Four are discussed here: accessing education and training; migration for work; developing extensive social networks; and producing for markets. There are, however, aspects of the spatial structuring of rural southern African societies that seriously constrain the pursuit of productive livelihoods by young people. Two are considered: migration (for reasons unconnected with young people's livelihoods) and marriage practices. |
URI: | http://www.geography.org.uk/journals/journals.asp?articleID=1011 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10189 |
ISSN: | 0016-7487 |
Appears in Collections: | Sociology Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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