Browsing by UP Author "Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara"

Browsing by UP Author "Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara"

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  • Afrikaanssprekende emigrante : verliese en verwagtinge 
    Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw) (LitNet, 2013-03)
    Die verskynsel van Suid-Afrikaanse emigrasie geniet baie aandag in die media, met die fokus dikwels op sosiopolitieke faktore. Daar word egter min aandag aan die sielkundige ondervindings van diegene wat emigreer, geskenk. ...
  • Is it just about the crime? A psychological perspective on South African emigration 
    Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara (Psychological Society of South Africa, 2012-06)
    Various economic and socio-political reasons are usually given to explain people’s decisions to emigrate from South Africa, and violent crime is often cited as the most compelling factor. By contrast, little attention ...
  • Looking for a home: a journey into nostalgia and (be)longing 
    Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara (2007-04-18)
    The English word "home" and what it represents is not easy to translate although the yearning associated with it is to be found expressed in other languages. Home, together with the search for belonging, are both concepts, ...
  • New meanings of “home” in Souh Africa 
    Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara (University of the Free State - Sasol Library, 2006-08)
    The search for a place we can call "home" and where we feel we can truly belong is a common human experience. This article explores the different meanings attached to the concept of home and how these influence our experience ...
  • South Africans in flux : exploring the mental health impact of migration on family life 
    Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara (In House Publications, 2009-05)
    In the context of post-apartheid South Africa mental health professionals are increasingly faced with the complexities linked to people leaving the country, those left behind and those returning. In an attempt to illustrate ...
  • Understanding school violence : comments on Szabo and Potterton 
    Fast, Jonathan; Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara (In House Publications, 2009-02)
    In two recent editorials published - in the African Journal of Psychiatry - on the high school samurai sword slaying in Krugersdorp last year, Szabo and Potterton made some clear-headed comments about the events that do ...