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Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation

Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30215 Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation Masango, Maake J.S baloyigt@gmail.com Baloyi, Gift Tlharihani Divorce Divorce adjustment African men Resilience Grounded research Qualitative research Pastoral care Hermeneutical methodology UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011. The purpose of this research is to explore a mode of resilience within the context of the traditional African divorced men. A qualitative methodological design was followed, allowing unique experiences to emerge. Four men were interviewed and an in-depth qualitative analysis undertaken, in order to explore the subjective experience of resilience during and after the period of separation and divorce. The study‘s results were presented in the form of integrated and descriptive text. The participants stories were re-encountered through the researcher‘s owns frame of reference in which common themes of the divorced process were constructed. These were elaborated on and a comparative analysis was undertaken to link them to the available literature. This information gained from the research could contribute to the existing research on the impact of divorce and the ability to bounce back positively aftermath of divorce by offering this new perspective from traditional men. This project was done within the selected areas of Vatsonga speaking tribes in the Limpopo province. It was found that the most pivotal aspect of resilience as reported were social support, family support and new environment. Apart from this, the research further explored the biblical teaching on the phenomenon and discovered that:<ul><li> The prevalent universality of marriage seems to confirm the biblical traditional marriage as the divine way of recreating humanity. Furthermore, the bible in both the Old and New Testaments view divorce as contrary to the divine intent. It was noted that Deut 24 does not command or encourage divorce; rather, it simply regulates divorce since it was already happening. </li><li> After a thorough exegesis of the passage and survey of the relevant interpretations in (Matthews), it is clear that Jesus forbade divorce for any reason except adultery. Divorce is unthinkable because it destroys the intended order of creation and God‘s creative act in bringing a man and a woman together in accordance with his order. God is the author of marriage; therefore, he inscribed the call to marriage in our very being by creating us as male and female. Marriage is governed by his laws, faithfully transmitted by his bride, which is the Church. </li></ul> Practical Theology unrestricted 2013-09-07T18:18:29Z 2011-12-09 2013-09-07T18:18:29Z 2011-09-08 2011-12-09 2011-12-07 Thesis Baloyi, GT 2010, Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30215 > D11/9/328/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30215 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12072011-143725/ © 2010 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 Divorce
Divorce adjustment
African men
Resilience
Grounded research
Qualitative research
Pastoral care
Hermeneutical methodology
UCTD
Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation
title Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation
title_full Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation
title_fullStr Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation
title_short Factors influencing resilience in men after divorce : exploring pastoral method of care to an African situation
title_sort factors influencing resilience in men after divorce exploring pastoral method of care to an african situation
topic Divorce
Divorce adjustment
African men
Resilience
Grounded research
Qualitative research
Pastoral care
Hermeneutical methodology
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30215
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12072011-143725/