A journey through the "desert" of unemployment : pastoral responses to people "between jobs"

Smith, Jacoba Lourensa

dc.contributor.advisor	Niehaus, E. (Ms.)	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Theron, J.P.J. (Prof.)	en
dc.contributor.author	Smith, Jacoba Lourensa	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:50:38Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:50:38Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:50:38Z
dc.date.submitted	2006-11-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Smith, Jacoba Lourensa (2009) A journey through the "desert" of unemployment : pastoral responses to people "between jobs", University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1204>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1204
dc.description.abstract	In this research project the research participants and I embarked on a journey through the "desert" of unemployment. I was introduced to the research participants at Jacob's Well, a ministry for people "between jobs" The effects of unemployment on a male's identity were explored, as well as the pastoral response of caregivers to people "between jobs". A phenomenological study was undertaken in which interviews with the participants formed the basis of the research. The structured section of the interviews was guided by the research questions, but the largest part of the interviews was about the participants' personal journeys "between jobs." The role of a ministry like Jacob's Well, catering for people "between jobs", was highlighted and recommendations for practical theology and pastoral praxis were made.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (v, 83 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Hope	en
dc.subject	Ecclesiastical response	en
dc.subject	Pastoral care	en
dc.subject	Protestant Work ethic	en
dc.subject	Patriarchy	en
dc.subject	Work-identity	en
dc.subject	Identity	en
dc.subject	Social construction	en
dc.subject	'Between jobs'	en
dc.subject	Unemployment	en
dc.subject.ddc	259.086941
dc.subject.lcsh	Church work with the unemployed
dc.subject.lcsh	Unemployed -- Religious life
dc.subject.lcsh	Unemployed -- Pastoral counseling of
dc.subject.lcsh	Unemployment -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Pastoral theology
dc.title	A journey through the "desert" of unemployment : pastoral responses to people "between jobs"	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	Practical Theolgy	en
dc.description.degree	M.Th. (Practical Theology with specialiisation in Pastoral Therapy)	en