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Survival In Rural Networks A Contextual Analysis Of Livelihoods In Eastern Cape South Africa

Charlse Omondi Ochola , Department Of Sociology, Faculty Of Social Science And Humanities Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Abstract

The paper presents exact discoveries on the livelihoods of female headed families in Eastern Cape. The focal point of the paper was explorative in nature focusing on occupation systems just as the difficulties experienced by the female headed families. The hypothetical structure that supported this investigation was the Economical Occupations Approach. The examination revealed that female headed family's acquired pay from state moves, settlements, insignificant exchanging and investment funds gatherings. Families made due as per their admittance to characteristic capital and off-ranch pay. It likewise uncovered that vocations were undermined by various weakness setting for example absence of work, land and funds. The examination presumed that female heads occupied with low return jobs thus kept on being secured lasting horrendous neediness notwithstanding; this doesn't ruin the meaning of such livelihoods.

Keywords

Economical Vocation, Female Head, Family

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Ochola, C. O. . . (2021). Survival In Rural Networks A Contextual Analysis Of Livelihoods In Eastern Cape South Africa. The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations, 3(05), 65–68. https://doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/Volume03Issue05-12