New SARS Article: Maternal Absence

[Dr Anne Wiltshire]

How does growing up without a mother shape a young woman's journey into parenthood?

New research by T.N. Majola & P. Maharaj in the South African Review of Sociology explores unstable living arrangements, the erosion of Ubuntu care, and early motherhood challenges.

Read the full open-access paper here: https://doi.org/10.1080/21528586.2026.2663097

Best Regards,

Dr. Anne Hilda Wiltshire

 Council Member (Ex‑Officio) – South African Sociological Association  www.sociology.africa

Sociologist | Social Research Methodologist | Social Policy Analyst | Academic Publishing | Editorial Leadership  www.drannewiltshire.com 

Sociology Ph.D., Sociology M.A. (cum laude), Sociology B.A. Hons. (cum laude), Humanities B.A. (cum laude) – University of Stellenbosch  www.su.ac.za

'Sociology is the science of making the familiar strange, to better understand and improve the world we live in'.

 Editor – South African Review of Sociology  www.tandfonline.com/journals/rssr20/

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 Member – Conceptual and Terminological Analysis ISA Research Committee  RC35

 Member – Sociological Theory ISA Research Committee  RC16

 Member – Economy and Society ISA Research Committee  RC02

 Member – Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy ISA Research Committee  RC19

 Research Excellence Award – Agricultural Sector Education Training Authority of South Africa 

 Academic Excellence Award – Rector, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

 Recent Publication – Wiltshire, A.H. 2025. Child Work, Care and Neglect in Farmworker Homes: An Empirical Critique of Social Reproduction Theory. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 45 (13-14), 73–91  https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-03-2025-0208