Dear 1SGY142 Student
This is a level one second semester module in Sociology and Industrial Sociology. The purpose of this module is to introduce students in Sociology and Industrial Sociology to primary aspects of local government as an institution, and local governance as a collective process of providing social services. The main objective of this module is to equip students with perspectives providing a strong rationale for decentralized decision-making and a strong role of local governments. Further to that, this module delves into equipping undergraduate students with knowledge on developmental and cooperative local government. Also, institutional, political and administrative systems in local government are covered in this module. Students doing this module are also equipped with knowledge and functions of South African Local Government Association (SALGA) as a representative agency of local government, and the roles of traditional leadership in service delivery at a local level of governance.