Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group

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dc.contributor.advisorBandawe, Chiwozaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGovender, Kevashinien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-03T12:50:33Z
dc.date.available2014-10-03T12:50:33Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUsing a Parents Support Group run in Cape Town, South Africa, the study aims to illustrate how the psychodynamic model is inadequate in providing an understanding of the gender dynamics within this group. The study takes on an interpretive approach to explore this research problem and employs qualitative techniques, which were found to be most suitable. Data were collected through the use of field notes that documented the process of the Parents Support Group. This group consisted of ten females and one male participant, ranging from 34 to 45 years of age and who come from a lower socio-economic stratum. Furthermore, to elicit additional data and to capture the multi-layered experienees of participants, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five female and one male participant who were selected from the Parent Support Group. The field notes and the data acquired from the interviews were analyzed through the method of textual analysis, which elicited five key themes. It was found that although the psychoanalytic model was inadequate in explaining certain dynamics within the Parents Support Group, feminism and social constructionism models were able to highlight how gender was key in the dynamics at play within the group. This finding was vital in making recommendations about gender sensitivity and training concerning therapeutic interventions.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGovender, K. (2005). <i>Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8036en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGovender, Kevashini. <i>"Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8036en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGovender, K. 2005. Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Govender, Kevashini AB - Using a Parents Support Group run in Cape Town, South Africa, the study aims to illustrate how the psychodynamic model is inadequate in providing an understanding of the gender dynamics within this group. The study takes on an interpretive approach to explore this research problem and employs qualitative techniques, which were found to be most suitable. Data were collected through the use of field notes that documented the process of the Parents Support Group. This group consisted of ten females and one male participant, ranging from 34 to 45 years of age and who come from a lower socio-economic stratum. Furthermore, to elicit additional data and to capture the multi-layered experienees of participants, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five female and one male participant who were selected from the Parent Support Group. The field notes and the data acquired from the interviews were analyzed through the method of textual analysis, which elicited five key themes. It was found that although the psychoanalytic model was inadequate in explaining certain dynamics within the Parents Support Group, feminism and social constructionism models were able to highlight how gender was key in the dynamics at play within the group. This finding was vital in making recommendations about gender sensitivity and training concerning therapeutic interventions. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group TI - Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8036 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8036
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGovender K. Gender dynamics of a Parents Support Group. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8036en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 81-89).en_ZA
dc.titleGender dynamics of a Parents Support Groupen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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