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South African Review of Sociology

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SARS is the official journal of the South African Sociological Association. We publish widely and prioritize research from the African continent and the world.

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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Call for Contributions to the Special Issue! 'Decolonising Trauma and Care: Inequality, Healing and Institutional Practice in the Global South' Guest Editors: Professor MariamSeedat-Khan Dr Jayanathan Govender Dr Mbuso Nkosi
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Book Review 'Making a Life: Young Men on Johannesburg’s Urban Margins' written by Hannah J. Dawson. 2025. Wits University Press: Johannesburg. Review by Tshepo B. Maake Read at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New study alert! 💅 Exploring how South African men who post videos with painted nails navigate, negotiate, and challenge policing of masculinity in online spaces. by Kgothatso Mokgele Read the full Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
How does growing up without a mother shape a young woman's journey into parenthood? 🇿🇦 New research by T.N. Majola & P. Maharaj explores unstable living setups, the erosion of Ubuntu care, and early motherhood challenges. Read the Open-Access paper: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
OUT NOW: Editorial for the Special Issue on 'Troubling Cisheteronormativity: Gender, Sexualities and Society' by Letitia Smuts and Dennis Francis Read in full at : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Obituary: Robert Wesley Pattman, 14 February 1955–13 August 2025 By: Bernard Dubbeld Read in full at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
New Research OUT NOW! 'Amawele (Twinship), tradition, and trans identity: Navigating cisheteronormativity among AmaXhosa traditional male initiation ritual of rite of passage' By: Vuyolwethu Ngcofea, Anthony Brownb and Anele Siswanac Read at: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Issue 4 of Volume 55 Out Now! Read Editorial for details and Read Articles at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/5...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Many thanks for your outstanding Special Issue proposals!! Due to the high response rate we will be accepting new proposals for 2027/2028
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New Study Out Now Indicates: "Educational necropolitics & their intra-connected assemblages of violence are alive & well in most schools that follow Western educational ideals" & calls for "attention" "to resist cishetero sucker punches" Open Access doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New Study Out NOW Indicates that: The visually impaired express hyper-femininity, -masculinity and -ableism. Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New Study OUT NOW on: Troubling the Cisheteronormativity Body as an Able-bodied and Cis-gendered Body by Lindokuhle Ubisi Read the OPEN ACCESS article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New Study OUT NOW: 'Sexual Sanctions and Solidarity: Heterosexual Schoolgirls’ Negotiations of Cisheteronormativity in two South African High Schools' by Emmanuel Mayezaa, Deevia Bhanab, Raksha Janakc & Ndumiso Daluxolo Ngidid Read the Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Call for Special Issues: The South African Review of Sociology (SARS) invites academics to submit proposals for Special Issues. Looking forward to your receiving your Special Issue Proposal!!!!
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New Study OUT NOW on: 'The (mis)Representation of “Illegal” Migrant Life: Counter-narratives of Undocumented Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa' by Johannes Machinya Read the Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
New Study OUT NOW on Women Leaders in Nambia Read the Open Access article here: doi.org/10.1080/2152... #Sociology #AcademicBlueSky #Namibia
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The South African Review of Sociology has published heartfelt tributes to the life and work of a dedicated scholar: 'Goodbye, Susan Holland-Muter' 'A Tribute to Dr Susan Holland-Muter' Rest in peace. tandfonline.com/action/showA... #Sociology #Academic #SouthAfrica
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Out Now: The latest Special Issue of the @SARS_Journal This volume explores the multifaceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, in South Africa, offering critical sociological insights Read issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/c... #Sociology #SouthAfrica #AcademicBlueSky #COVID19
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South African Review of Sociology
Putting the pandemic in perspective. Volume 55, Issue 3 of South African Review of Sociology
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Rejecting essentialist cultural explanations of drug abuse & gangsterism this article posits it an outcome of broader structural forces: unemployment, poverty, government neglect & colonial & Apartheid racial exclusions #Tewolde #SARS #Sociology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A Theory of Drug Use and Gangsterism: The “De-Cultured” Framework Using the Experiences of “Coloured” South Africans as Evidence
There is extensive scholarly work on drug problems and drug-related gangsterism on historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups globally. Researchers have also examined drug problems and gang...
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Special Issue Remembering Eddie Webster Available NOW See more at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rssr20/5... #Sociology
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South African Review of Sociology @sars-journal.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Economic Legacies of the #COVIDー19 Pandemic: 'Pandemic-related intertemporal relative deprivation reduced the likelihood of approving political incumbents, potentially contributing to a broader desire for political change'. Read more at: doi.org/10.1080/2152...
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