04738nam 2200673 450 991046580740332120200520144314.09956-792-51-9(CKB)3710000000224728(EBL)1771006(OCoLC)889674886(SSID)ssj0001355376(PQKBManifestationID)11743550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001355376(PQKBWorkID)11347002(PQKB)10616251(MiAaPQ)EBC1771006(OCoLC)891688163(MdBmJHUP)muse41675(PPN)187347387(Au-PeEL)EBL1771006(CaPaEBR)ebr10913094(CaONFJC)MIL663299(OCoLC)897090888(EXLCZ)99371000000022472820141008h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRethinking marginality in South Africa mobile phones and the concept of belonging in Langa Township /Crystal PowellBamenda, Cameroon :Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group,2014.©20141 online resource (286 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-32017-9 9956-792-02-0 Includes bibliographical references.""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1 - ICTS, Migration, Mobility, and Belonging: An Introduction""; ""Introduction""; ""Background to the Study""; ""Statement of the Problem""; ""Purpose and Rationale of the Study""; ""Significance Of The Study""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Research Questions""; ""Delimitations""; ""Assumptions""; ""Outline Of The Remainder Of The Book""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 2 - Digging In And Being Dug Into By Langa: An Ethnographic Approach""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Entering The Field""""Selection Of Participants""""Ethical Considerations""; ""Data Collection""; ""Data Analysis""; ""Limitations And Challenges""; ""Reflexivity""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 3 - Everyday Life In Langa: Ethnographic Snapshots""; ""Introduction""; ""Do Marginal Spaces Produce Marginal People?""; ""Introducing Langa Township""; ""Langa: Ethnographic Snapshots""; ""Perceptions Of Langa As A Marginal Population In Cape Town""; ""Questioning Langaâ€?s Categorical Marginality""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 4 - ICTS And The Development Of Langa Residents: A â€?Marginalâ€? Mobile Population""""Introduction""""Some Practical Uses Of ICTS In Langa""; ""Revealing The Margins Within The â€œMargins"" ""; ""The Mobile Phone As A Rite-Of-Passage In Langa""; ""ICTS And The Development Of Langa: A MobilePopulation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5 - ICTS And The Mitigation Of Distance For Langa Residents""; ""Introduction""; ""Communication In Langa Before The Introduction Of Mobile Technology""; ""The Adoption Of Mobile Phones By Langa Residents""; ""Mobile Phones And The Mitigation Of Distance For Langa Residents""; ""Conclusion""""Chapter 6 - The Impact Of ICTS On New Socio-Economic Relations In Langa""""Introduction""; ""South Africaâ€?s Economy In Historical Perspective""; ""Mobility, Migration And Globalization In South Africa""; ""Information And Communication Technologies For Development (ICTD)""; ""ICTS And Their Contribution To Socio-Economic Development""; ""ICTS And New Socio-Economic Relations In Langa""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 7 - Redefining Socio-Political Relations Through ICTS In Langa""; ""Introduction""; ""Citizenship And Belonging""; ""Civic And Political Marginality""""Housing: A Human Rights Struggle In South Africa""""Social Media As A Tool For Activism""; ""Redefining Socio-Political Relations Through ICTS InLanga""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 8: Conclusion""; ""Summary Conclusions""; ""Research Findings""; ""Recommendations For Further Research""; ""Reference List""; ""Appendices""; ""Appendix 1: Excerpt From Me And My Cell Phone""; ""Appendix 2: Meet The Participants""; ""Appendix 3: Loliwe Lyrics""; ""Back cover""Mobile communication systemsSouth AfricaCell phonesSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSocial conditionsElectronic books.Mobile communication systemsCell phones621.3845Powell Crystal952292MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465807403321Rethinking marginality in South Africa2205127UNINA