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Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/63032 Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach Muller, Julian C. u14371015@tuks.co.za Mun, Yoeng Sik UCTD Pastoral care Elderly Suicide South Korea Narrative approach Mental health Geriatric care Suicide prevention Elderly well-being Mental health intervention Social isolation Pastoral counselling Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017. This study is an attempt to analyse and understand elderly suicide within the context of pastoral counselling in the current Korean society. This research on elderly suicide is carried out from the perspective of postfoundationalist practical theology, using a narrative method as a methodological approach. For this purpose, Korean novels that deal with elderly suicide were analysed and in-depth interviews with four co-researchers who have attempted suicide or have any family members who committed suicide were conducted. This research was conducted on a social constructionist basis. The power of modern discourses were analyzed using the narratives of the four co-researchers’ experiences. The aim of this analysis is to figure out the ways in which the dominant discourse of South Korean society constructs the lives of the co-researchers. The harmful influences of these discourses have been deconstructed through the interviews. In order to better understand the narratives of the co-researchers, an interdisciplinary team approach to this research was employed. As informed by the various interpretations and new understandings that all four team members provided, I am impressed by the power of the narrative approach. This study demonstrates that elderly suicide is not a trivial problem but a very serious problem in South Korea. The contribution of this study is to show that elderly people are able to re-author their own lives, as opposed to the social common belief that they are obstinate and unchangeable. I would never have reached this conclusion without listening to the narratives of the co-researchers. bs2025 Practical Theology PhD Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2017-11-07T07:36:38Z 2017-11-07T07:36:38Z 2017 2017 Thesis Mun, YS 2017, Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63032> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63032 en © 2017 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 | UCTD Pastoral care Elderly Suicide South Korea Narrative approach Mental health Geriatric care Suicide prevention Elderly well-being Mental health intervention Social isolation Pastoral counselling Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach |
| title | Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach |
| title_full | Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach |
| title_fullStr | Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach |
| title_short | Pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in South Korea : a narrative approach |
| title_sort | pastoral care for the elderly faced with the option of suicide in south korea a narrative approach |
| topic | UCTD Pastoral care Elderly Suicide South Korea Narrative approach Mental health Geriatric care Suicide prevention Elderly well-being Mental health intervention Social isolation Pastoral counselling Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63032 |