Assignment:
Topic: Motivations & Intergenerational Linkages Case Study- The Female Rangers of Southern Africa
In Moreto et. al. (2017), Occupational motivations and intergenerational linkages of rangers in Asia, they discuss the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors and intergenerational linkages among a largely male sample of rangers in Asia. You have watched a series of videos about women that belong to all female ranger units in Southern Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe) found in the PDF presentation: Policing the Wild (RANGERS).
- Compare and contrast what you hear in these documentary shorts versus the Moreto et al. (2017) research findings.
- What are example of extrinsic motivational factors that seem to be motivating these women into a non-traditional occupation?
- What are the intrinsic motivations?
- What are some of the intergenerational and familial aspects of these women's work?