Background
Smit, Ria was born on March 4, 1972 in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa. Daughter of Joseph Edward and Maria Elizabeth Smit.
Smit, Ria was born on March 4, 1972 in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa. Daughter of Joseph Edward and Maria Elizabeth Smit.
Bachelor in Humanities cum laude, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1993. Bachelor in Sociology cum laude, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1994. Master of Arts in Sociology cum laude, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995—1995.
D Little and Phil., Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2000.
Junior lecturer Rand Afrikaans University, 1995—1998, lecturer, 1998—2001, senior lecturer, since 2001. Research associate Center for Sociological Research, Johannesburg, since 2001.
Volunteer professional family counselor Clinic for Marital and Family Crisis, Germiston, 1998—2002. Member of Committee on Family Research (associate. Board directors 2002), Committee on Social Psychology (associate), International Sociological Association (associate), South African Sociological Association (associate.
Research group convener 1999—2001).
Married Andries Jacobus Du Bruyn, September 23, 2001.