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A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression
Dissertation (MSD (Research))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/26634 A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression Spies, Gloudien M. upetd@up.ac.za Warren, Sonja Carla Depression mental Depression mental societal aspects men Depression mental psychology men UCTD Dissertation (MSD (Research))--University of Pretoria, 2006. Despite depression having become such a common phenomenon in our modern-day life, there is still much that the social work profession needs to learn about it, in order to facilitate a process that will enable clients to deal not only with the immediate effects of depression but also with the changes it might bring about with regard to their families. The majority of the research conducted thus far appears to have focused on depression in women, with precious little attention to the experience of depression by male sufferers. By way of this study, the researcher aims to address these problems. It is interesting to note that we still do not really know precisely what meaning men’s family roles, such as that of fatherhood, actually hold for them. As anyone who has studied depression will know only too well, people’s perceptions of the world and of themselves change with the onset of depression. It is therefore quite possible that perceptions regarding family roles may similarly be subject to change. This study attempts to find answers to questions such as these with a view to improved future research and therapy. Constructivism forms part of a broad post-modernist approach to the social sciences. In particular, it emphasizes the importance of personal construct creation as well as the development of such construct through social processes. With its use of narrative and metaphorical techniques, it offers a unique glimpse into the construct system of the interviewee. In an effort to explore the meanings and experiences of men who are struggling with depression, three case study narratives obtained from selected persons are offered. By way of a co-construction of these stories, certain conclusions are arrived at, leading to specific recommendations for future practice and research. Social Work and Criminology unrestricted 2013-09-07T06:51:45Z 2005-07-26 2013-09-07T06:51:45Z 2003-04-01 2006-07-26 2005-07-25 Dissertation Warren, SC 2002, A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression, MSD dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26634 > H361/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26634 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07252005-095433/ © 2002, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Depression mental Depression mental societal aspects men Depression mental psychology men UCTD A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| title | A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| title_full | A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| title_fullStr | A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| title_short | A construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| title_sort | construction of family roles by working men who experience depression |
| topic | Depression mental Depression mental societal aspects men Depression mental psychology men UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26634 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07252005-095433/ |