The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa
The exclusionary principles of the apartheid nation undermined black South Africans’ value and weakened their sense of belonging. The transition to post-apartheid was marked by the absence of supportive structures to nurture a sense of belonging let alone form an identity. Today, young people suffer...
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| author | Arina Sibanda Kezia Batisai |
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| description | The exclusionary principles of the apartheid nation undermined black South Africans’ value and weakened their sense of belonging. The transition to post-apartheid was marked by the absence of supportive structures to nurture a sense of belonging let alone form an identity. Today, young people suffer ‘wounded attachments’ to the past and multiple exclusions from the future. Young people, in the absence of conducive conditions for fostering a sense of belonging, face a crisis of making sense of who they are in the 25+ year-old democracy. This article explores the intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder through the narratives of eleven male youth (20–30 years) at Soshanguve SANCA Rehabilitation Centre. Overall, drug use disorder is a manifestation of deep structural issues that influence belonging and identity formation; and it doubles as a way of renegotiating identity as young people strive to escape or belong to socio-relational groups around them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab81b07095294bb08e2575aacf69bd022022-12-21T19:38:31ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272021-01-0126114315710.1080/02673843.2021.18999451899945The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South AfricaArina Sibanda0Kezia Batisai1University of JohannesburgUniversity of JohannesburgThe exclusionary principles of the apartheid nation undermined black South Africans’ value and weakened their sense of belonging. The transition to post-apartheid was marked by the absence of supportive structures to nurture a sense of belonging let alone form an identity. Today, young people suffer ‘wounded attachments’ to the past and multiple exclusions from the future. Young people, in the absence of conducive conditions for fostering a sense of belonging, face a crisis of making sense of who they are in the 25+ year-old democracy. This article explores the intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder through the narratives of eleven male youth (20–30 years) at Soshanguve SANCA Rehabilitation Centre. Overall, drug use disorder is a manifestation of deep structural issues that influence belonging and identity formation; and it doubles as a way of renegotiating identity as young people strive to escape or belong to socio-relational groups around them.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2021.1899945youth identitysense of belongingdrug use disordersanca rehabilitation centre |
| spellingShingle | Arina Sibanda Kezia Batisai The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa International Journal of Adolescence and Youth youth identity sense of belonging drug use disorder sanca rehabilitation centre |
| title | The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa |
| title_full | The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa |
| title_short | The intersections of identity, belonging and drug use disorder: struggles of male youth in post-apartheid South Africa |
| title_sort | intersections of identity belonging and drug use disorder struggles of male youth in post apartheid south africa |
| topic | youth identity sense of belonging drug use disorder sanca rehabilitation centre |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2021.1899945 |
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