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An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128498 An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa Schade, Lena Rebecca Lesch, Anthea M. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Psychology. Begging -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Homelessness -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Social psychology -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Helplessness (Psychology) -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Existential psychology Non-person treatment Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The phenomena of homelessness and begging are highly prevalent and visible in social life in many developing countries, including South Africa. While a substantive amount of research on homelessness has been conducted in South Africa, no research on begging and non-person treatment has been conducted to date. The purpose of this research was to explore non-person treatment experienced by people who are homeless and engage in begging. The specific focus was to gain insight into how the reception of non-person treatment from the general public impacts the participants’ inherent sense of mattering as a person and to explore a possible relationship between non-person treatment and the development of learned helplessness. Adults who are homeless between the ages of 32 and 62 (one female and nine males) were purposively sampled. In-depth semi structured interviews were conducted with all participants at the Stellenbosch Night Shelter. Interpretive hermeneutical phenomenology as proposed by Heidegger was used as the theoretical lens through which the data were analysed and interpreted. The findings of this research suggest that the participants’ lived experiences are notably shaped by their daily interactions with members of the general public. The participants reported begging for money or food as a shameful and degrading experience, that negatively impacts their feelings of worth and self-esteem. Being treated with disrespect and aggression by authorities and members of wider society was a common experience for all participants. The exposure to non-person treatment by members of the general public contributed to the experience of dehumanisation and amplified feelings such as worthlessness, low self-esteem, and hopelessness. The majority of participants felt stigmatised by their homelessness status and longed to be seen and treated like human beings. AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Die verskynsel van haweloosheid en bedelry is besonders teenwoordig en sigbaar in die sosiale lewe van meeste ontwikkilende lande, insluitende Suid Afrika. Terwyl daar al wel in diepte ondersoek gedoen is oor haweloosheid in Suid Afrika, is daar tot op datum nog geen ondersoek gedoen op bedel en onmenslike, nie-entiteitsbehandeling van hawelose persone. Die hoofdoel van hierdie navorsing was om ondersoek in te stel na onmenslike, nie-entiteitsbehandeling, soos ondervind word deur hawelose persone wat ook op straat bedel. Die spesifieke fokus was om insig te verkry oor hoe hierdie ervaring van ontmenslikende, nie-entiteitsbehandeling deur die algemene publiek die deelnemers se inherente sin van eiewaarde beïnvloed, en om 'n moontlike verband tussen ontmenslikende, nie-entiteitsbehandeling en die ontwikkeling van aangeleerde hulpeloosheid te ondersoek. Daar is doelgerig gefokus op hawelose volwassenes tussen die ouderdomme van 32 en 62 (1 vroulik en 9 manlik). Semi-gestruktureerde indiepte onderhoude is met alle deelnemers by die Stellenbosch Nagskuiling gevoer. Navorsingsdata is ontleed en geïnterpreteer deur die teoretiese lens van interpretatiewe hermeneutiese fenomenologie soos voorgestel deur Heidegger. Die bevindinge van hierdie navorsing dui daarop dat die deelnemers se geleefde ervarings veral gevorm word deur hul daaglikse interaksies met lede van die algemene publiek. Die deelnemers het verklaar dat bedelary vir geld of kos 'n skandelike en vernederende ervaring is wat hul waardigheid en selfbeeld negatief beinvloed. Dit was 'n algemene ervaring vir alle deelnemers om met disrespek en aggressie deur owerhede en lede van die breër publiek behandel te word. Die blootstelling aan nie-entiteitsbehandeling deur lede van die algemene publiek het bygedra tot die ervaring van ontmensliking en versterkte gevoelens soos waardeloosheid, lae selfbeeld en hopeloosheid. Die meerderheid van die deelnemers het gevoel dat hul haweloosheidstatus hulle stigmatiseer en het daarna gesmag om soos mens gesien en behandel te word. Masters 2023-03-07T06:59:38Z 2023-08-30T13:12:41Z 2023-03-07 2023-03-08T08:26:33Z 2023-08-31T09:18:53Z 2023-03-08T08:26:33Z 2023-08-31T09:18:53Z 2023-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128498 en_ZA application/pdf x, 160 pages : illustrations application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Begging -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Homelessness -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Social psychology -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Helplessness (Psychology) -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Existential psychology Non-person treatment Schade, Lena Rebecca An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| title | An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| title_full | An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| title_short | An exploration of begging, non-person treatment, existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| title_sort | exploration of begging non person treatment existential mattering and learned helplessness amongst people who live on the street in stellenbosch south africa |
| topic | Begging -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Homelessness -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Social psychology -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Helplessness (Psychology) -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Existential psychology Non-person treatment |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128498 |
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