A journey through the "desert" of unemployment : pastoral responses to people "between jobs"
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Authors
Smith, Jacoba Lourensa
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:50:38Z
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Hope , Ecclesiastical response , Pastoral care , Protestant Work ethic , Patriarchy , Work-identity , Identity , Social construction , 'Between jobs' , Unemployment
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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.
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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>