If you haven’t been exploited, you are not in the live Music industry: Decent Work and Informality in the live Music Ecosystem in South Africa

This paper addresses how the predominantly atypical nature of cultural and creative work CCW freelance contractor casual once-off or part-time basis is overlaid or impacted on by informality in the African context The research presented here on Live Music is part of a larger study undertaken on commission from ILO Promoting Decent Work in the African Cultural and Creative Economy which focused on 5 sectors cultural heritage dance fashion film and tv and live music in all 5 African sub-regions North Africa Central Africa East Africa West Africa and Southern Africa respectively The paper offers a conceptual framework consisting of the triad of the atypical nature of work in the CCEs precariousness and informality against the backdrop of a Decent Work agenda The focus is on the views of players and practitioners in the live music ecosystem about the nature of work in the live music ecosystem in South Africa It concludes with a set of policy recommendations that are distinct for two reasons first rather than conventional measures to formalise the informal economy it suggests shining a spotlight on the specificities of live music work understanding its unique value chain and adopting measures to engage more productively with the informal actors throughout the value chain second rather than highlighting deficits it suggests greater government support for associations trade unions and employer bodies for the live music ecosystem to bring the decent work discussion into conversation with representative and organise

A Longitudinal Study of Conversations with Parents about Sex and Dating During College

Emerging adulthood is a time of sexual and romantic relationship development as well as change in the parent-child relationship. This study provides a longitudinal analysis of 30 young adults’ (17 women, 13 men) sexual experiences, attitudes about sexuality and dating, and reported conversations with parents about sexuality and dating from the first and fourth years of college. Self-report questionnaires revealed increases in general closeness with parents, increases in sexual and dating experiences, and both more sexually permissive as well as more gender stereotyped attitudes. Qualitative analyses of individual interviews indicated a movement from unilateral and restrictive, sex-based topics to more reciprocal and relationship-focused conversations over time. Gender analyses revealed that young women reported more restrictive sex messages and young men more positive-sex messages. Participants also described increased openness and comfort in talking about sexual topics with both mothers and fathers from the first to fourth year of college. Overall, the results suggest that prior findings of increased mutuality with parents during the college years extend to the traditionally taboo topic of sexuality

From therapeutic landscapes to healthy spaces, places and practices: a scoping review

The term 'therapeutic landscapes' was first coined by health geographer, Wilbert Gesler, in 1992 to explore why certain environments seem to contribute to a healing sense of place. Since then, the concept and its applications have evolved and expanded as researchers have examined the dynamic material, affective and socio-cultural roots and routes to experiences of health and wellbeing in specific places. Drawing on a scoping review of studies of these wider therapeutic landscapes published between 2007 and 2016, this paper explores how, where, and to what benefit the 'therapeutic landscapes' concept has been applied to date, and how such applications have contributed to its critical evolution as a relevant and useful concept in health geography. Building on themes included in two earlier (1999, 2007) edited volumes on Therapeutic Landscapes, we summarise the key themes identified in the review, broadly in keeping with the core material, social, spiritual and symbolic dimensions of the concept initially posited by Gesler. Through this process, we identify strengths and limitations of the concept and its applications, as well as knowledge gaps and promising future directions for work in this field, reflecting critically on its value within health geography and its potential contribution to wider interdisciplinary discussions and debates around 'healthy' spaces, places, and related practices. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.