Adult children of divorce : patterns of organisation characterising committed relationships
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Authors
Fulford, Claire Natalie
Issue Date
1995-06
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Divorce , Adult children , Newtonian , Epistemology , Consequences of divorce , Committed relationships , Epistemological presuppositions , Qualitative description , Patterns of organisation , Choreography , Context , Interaction , Holism
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Abstract
This study aims to present an alternative framework with which to view the phenomenon of parental divorce and its perceived consequences for adult children of divorce in committed relationships. Research done within the traditional Newtonian framework is reviewed and its limitations explicated. The epistemological presuppositions of the new epistemology are presented along with their implications for conducting research. The importance of description as research methodology is emphasised. Written descriptions from various adult children of divorce are presented. Metadescriptions, by the author, are presented. These metadescriptions, based on the presuppositions of the new epistemology, highlight the value of describing the patterns of organisation which characterise the committed relationships of adult children of divorce. It is concluded that an alternative approach, based on the new epistemology, enlarges our understanding of the adult child of divorce within the context of a committed relationship.
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Citation
Fulford, Claire Natalie (1995) Adult children of divorce : patterns of organisation characterising committed relationships, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16818>