Divorce as bifurcation: redefining a nuclear system

Ferreira Da Costa, Talita Maria

dc.contributor.advisor	Snyders, F.J.A. (Prof.)	en
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira Da Costa, Talita Maria	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T11:01:34Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T11:01:34Z
dc.date.issued	2007-04
dc.date.submitted	2007-04-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Ferreira Da Costa, Talita Maria (2007) Divorce as bifurcation: redefining a nuclear system, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2218>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2218
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of dynamic relationships within families, and indicating how the decision to divorce may result from a family's difficulty in adjusting to new changes and stressors. Thus, divorce results in the redefinition of a nuclear system. This study made use of social constructionism as its epistemological framework. By means of in-depth one-on-one interviews, the researcher was able to hear the narratives of all six participants. Hermeneutics was used to analyze the data. The participants' stories were reencountered through the researcher's own frame of reference in which common themes of the divorce process were co-constructed. These themes were later elaborated on and a comparative analysis was undertaken to link them to the available literature. The information gained from the study could contribute to existing research on the impact of divorce, family reorganization following a divorce, and offer a new perspective in understanding family systems.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xv, 296 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Divorce	en
dc.subject	Family system	en
dc.subject	Family reorganization	en
dc.subject	Relationships	en
dc.subject	Couples	en
dc.subject	Consequences and adjustment	en
dc.subject	Resilience	en
dc.subject	Chaos theory	en
dc.subject	Change	en
dc.subject	Bifurcation	en
dc.subject	Methodology	en
dc.subject	Post Modernism	en
dc.subject	Social Constructionism	en
dc.subject	Qualitative research	en
dc.subject	Hermeneutics	en
dc.subject	Ethics	en
dc.subject.ddc	155.93
dc.subject.lcsh	Divorce
dc.subject.lcsh	Family systems
dc.subject.lcsh	Systemic therapy (Family therapy)
dc.subject.lcsh	Spouses -- Interpersonal relationships
dc.subject.lcsh	Family reconstitution
dc.subject.lcsh	Social constructionism
dc.subject.lcsh	Postmodernism
dc.subject.lcsh	Qualitative research
dc.title	Divorce as bifurcation: redefining a nuclear system	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Clinical Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Clinical Psychology)	en