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The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism
Dissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27864 The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism Human, Lourens H. upetd@ais.up.ac.za Stark, Bridget Ann Young adults Females Discourse analysis Parental alcoholism Alcoholism Construction of identity Focus groups Social constructionism Qualitative research Ethnic ratio UCTD Dissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. This research is concerned with the construction of identity with regards to female children of alcoholics studying at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). Available literature on this topic suggests that the context of parental alcoholism is not conducive to the healthy construction of identity, particularly with regards to self-esteem and the ability to create strong, trusting relationships in later life. It seems that it is during the young adult years, namely between the ages of 18 and 25, that concerns surrounding one’s identity begin to emerge. The study was conducted from a qualitative perspective, namely social constructionism, in which meaning making is unique to each individual and the construction of identity is impacted on by one’s context, culture, history and language. Focus groups were conducted on a sample of female, students at RAU who were socialised within the context of parental alcoholism. This sample represented the ethnic ratio of RAU students during 2003. The focus group sessions were videotaped with the informed consent of the participants. Five focus groups were conducted for a duration of one hour each. The sessions were transcribed after which a discourse analysis was executed. The results of the study suggest that the construction of identity is impacted on by a context of parental alcoholism. It seems that female students experience a great sense of responsibility towards others to the extent of taking on a parental function and denying their own needs. In addition to this, a common thread, which seemed to weave itself through the stories of the participants, was that of struggling with intimate relationships, in particular, trusting others appeared especially difficult and painful. Psychology unrestricted 2013-09-07T12:31:25Z 2005-02-10 2013-09-07T12:31:25Z 2004-03-10 2006-02-10 2005-02-10 Dissertation Stark, B 2004, The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27864 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27864 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02102005-141621/ © 2004, 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 | Young adults Females Discourse analysis Parental alcoholism Alcoholism Construction of identity Focus groups Social constructionism Qualitative research Ethnic ratio UCTD The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| title | The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| title_full | The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| title_fullStr | The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| title_full_unstemmed | The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| title_short | The construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| title_sort | construction of identity within a context of parental alcoholism |
| topic | Young adults Females Discourse analysis Parental alcoholism Alcoholism Construction of identity Focus groups Social constructionism Qualitative research Ethnic ratio UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27864 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02102005-141621/ |