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A family systems analysis of serial murder
Thesis (PhD (Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29683 A family systems analysis of serial murder Beyers, Dave ginx@pixie.co.za Del Fabbro, Giada Alessia Serial murder; family system; multigenerational pa UCTD Thesis (PhD (Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. The research aimed to explore the phenomenon of serial murder from a systems theory perspective. The purpose of the study was to develop an understanding of serial murder in a South African context from a family systems approach. Utilizing a family systems theoretical framework and the genogram method, the study, which was qualitative in nature, explored information about the family systems of individuals who committed serial murder via content analysis. The investigation focused mainly on emotional processes, multigenerational and relationship patterns in family systems. Information was gathered from numerous sources and included interviews conducted inter alia with individuals currently incarcerated for serial murder and their family members, and with professionals involved with such individuals; as well as information obtained from clinical observations and archival data. The results of the content analysis demonstrated considerable similarities but also differences in the organization and functioning of the family systems of individuals who committed serial murder. Importantly, the analysis shed novel theoretical light on the role of serial murder within family systems and challenged established dominant theoretical perspectives on serial murder that have emphasized linear, causal and/or individual-focused explanations. The study opened up considerable opportunities for further exploration of the phenomenon from a systemic perspective, specifically with the focus on the meaning of serial murder in relatively smaller (e.g., parent-child or peer relationships) or larger (e.g., political, cultural and societal) systems. It also provided opportunities for alternative vistas from which the phenomenon of serial murder can be viewed in terms of theoretical, definitional, typological, investigative and correctional approaches. Psychology unrestricted 2013-09-07T16:16:09Z 2006-11-22 2013-09-07T16:16:09Z 2006-09-05 2006-11-22 2006-11-22 Thesis Del Fabbro, G 2006, A family systems analysis of serial murder, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29683 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29683 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11222006-141729/ © 2006, 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 application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Serial murder; family system; multigenerational pa UCTD A family systems analysis of serial murder |
| title | A family systems analysis of serial murder |
| title_full | A family systems analysis of serial murder |
| title_fullStr | A family systems analysis of serial murder |
| title_full_unstemmed | A family systems analysis of serial murder |
| title_short | A family systems analysis of serial murder |
| title_sort | family systems analysis of serial murder |
| topic | Serial murder; family system; multigenerational pa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29683 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11222006-141729/ |