Resilience processes employed by families from a low socio-economic background

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dc.contributor.advisor Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Mahlangu, Elsie Sibusisiwe en
dc.date.accessioned 2016-06-09T12:55:20Z
dc.date.available 2016-06-09T12:55:20Z
dc.date.created 2016-04-22 en
dc.date.issued 2015 en
dc.description Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2015. en
dc.description.abstract The purpose of this study was to explore and understand the resilience processes employed by families from a low socio-economic background living in a predominantly black township (Mamelodi). The study further aimed to assess how the participants’ experiences have shaped their perceptions of their society. Walsh’s family resilience framework (2003) served as a conceptual framework for the study. Two grandparent-headed households were selected from an ongoing study at a nongovernmental organisation and drop-in centre in Mamelodi. A qualitative methodology was suitable for this study, because it aims to understand how the participants derive meaning from the social and cultural contexts within which they live. The two focus group discussions were conducted in isiZulu, with a translator present during the grandmothers’ focus group discussion, because one of the grandmothers spoke Xitsonga. The sessions were audio-recorded and later transcribed. The transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis in order to deduce themes that emerged from the participants’ experiences. Based on the results, a better understanding of how families from low socio-economic backbackgrounds develop their resilience was established through the themes that emerged, which were as follows: belief system, flexibility of roles and connectedness, unsupportive environment, and self-empowerment. The results were related to existing literature and Walsh’s family resilience framework.
dc.description.degree MEd en
dc.description.department Educational Psychology en
dc.identifier.citation Mahlangu, ES 2015, Resilience processes employed by families from a low socio-economic background, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52941> en
dc.identifier.other A2016 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52941
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.subject UCTD en
dc.subject Family resilience framework
dc.subject Family resilience
dc.subject Grandparent-headed household
dc.subject Grandparents
dc.subject Low socio-economic status
dc.subject Townships
dc.title Resilience processes employed by families from a low socio-economic background en
dc.type Dissertation en


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