Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women

dc.contributor.advisorGibson, Kerryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMtini, Nolitha Yen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T12:06:55Z
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dc.date.issued2001en_ZA
dc.description.abstractLittle is documented about Xhosa-speaking women's experiences and the social and cultural barriers they are faced with when seeking help for the abuse in their marriages. This study explores the experiences of Xhosa married women who are in abusive relationships and have sought help in a counselling organisation. It traces their path of seeking help before they reached the women's counselling centre. The study was conducted by holding in-depth interviews with eight women who live in a township and its surrounding informal settlements in Cape Town. Their narratives are presented in case studies and the discussion of significant themes is presented in a separate chapter. The study suggests that a number of factors influenced their decision to seek help. The women wanted the abuse to stop rather than to leave their marriages.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMtini, N. Y. (2001). <i>Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11561en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMtini, Nolitha Y. <i>"Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11561en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMtini, N. 2001. Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mtini, Nolitha Y AB - Little is documented about Xhosa-speaking women's experiences and the social and cultural barriers they are faced with when seeking help for the abuse in their marriages. This study explores the experiences of Xhosa married women who are in abusive relationships and have sought help in a counselling organisation. It traces their path of seeking help before they reached the women's counselling centre. The study was conducted by holding in-depth interviews with eight women who live in a township and its surrounding informal settlements in Cape Town. Their narratives are presented in case studies and the discussion of significant themes is presented in a separate chapter. The study suggests that a number of factors influenced their decision to seek help. The women wanted the abuse to stop rather than to leave their marriages. DA - 2001 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2001 T1 - Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women TI - Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11561 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11561
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMtini NY. Cultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking women. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2001 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11561en_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.titleCultural and other constraints in help seeking with abusive relationships : the narratives of Xhosa-speaking womenen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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