International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Towards meaningful social development in the covid-19 era: Strategies for capacity building in a gang-affected community in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), South Africa

Theodore Petrus
  • Theodore Petrus
  • Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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