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The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective
Thesis(PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70983 The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective Muller, Julian C. u86558987@tuks.co.za Hill-Jowett, Andorette Marcelle Truter UCTD Adoption Triad Loss and Grief Adoptee Birth family Adoptive family Narrative pastoral care Emotional journey Identity formation Mental health support Spiritual healing Theology theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Thesis(PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018. This research was conducted in practical theology with a postfoundational narrative approach. Interviews were conducted with four adults who were adopted as well as their families. The names of two adult adoptees were obtained from the Christelike Maatskaplike Raad (CMR) in Pretoria, while the researcher knew the other two families in a personal capacity. Pseudonyms were used, and the families’ identities and privacy were protected. The goal of the study was to determine the extent of the experience of loss in the adoption triad. The triad includes the adoptee, the adoptive parents, and the biological parents. The specific group of families in which adoptions took place were selected for research within specific parameters which will be detailed later in this dissertation. The narrative study focused on these specific families and therefore the results cannot be generalised to other families in which adoptions took place. A narrative and qualitative research method was employed. The experience of loss was a golden thread in all the stories. The adoptive parents interviewed in this study mourned their inability to have biological children and were confronted with this loss before they decided to adopt. The adoptees wondered about the kind of people they would have been had they not been adopted. The biological mothers and fathers all mourned the loss of their babies and the years they could have shared with the children they relinquished. The theme of guilt was an omnipresent burden for the biological parents. A theme of hope was also present in all stories. One adoptee, however, had no hope and described herself as depressed with few future prospects. The other co-researchers based their hope on their faith in God and saw a good and prosperous future ahead. An adoption in a family is always a tragic event for at least one party in the adoption triad. The themes of loss, guilt, and hope were evident in all families interviewed. Some adoptees adapted very well and viewed the adoption as natural, while other families found it difficult to adapt. bs2025 Practical Theology PhD Unrestricted SDG-01: No poverty SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2019-08-12T11:18:43Z 2019-08-12T11:18:43Z 2019/04/03 2018 Thesis Hill-Jowett, AMT 2018, The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70983> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70983 en © 2019 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 Adoption Triad Loss and Grief Adoptee Birth family Adoptive family Narrative pastoral care Emotional journey Identity formation Mental health support Spiritual healing Theology theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective |
| title | The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective |
| title_full | The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective |
| title_fullStr | The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective |
| title_short | The experience of loss in the adoption triad: A narrative pastoral perspective |
| title_sort | experience of loss in the adoption triad a narrative pastoral perspective |
| topic | UCTD Adoption Triad Loss and Grief Adoptee Birth family Adoptive family Narrative pastoral care Emotional journey Identity formation Mental health support Spiritual healing Theology theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Theology theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70983 |