dc.contributor.author |
Nyanjaya, A.K. (Ananias Kumbuyo)
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dc.contributor.author |
Masango, Maake J.S.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-30T11:12:26Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-05-30T11:12:26Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-04-18 |
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dc.description |
This article is an adaptation
of Ananias Nyanjaya’s PhD
dissertation, undertaken
within the Department of
Practical Theology at the
University of Pretoria and
supervised by Prof. Maake
Masango. |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article revealed the degree of trauma experienced by male adolescents when their fathers
are absent. The cost of this absence could not be balanced with the material benefits the children
have enjoyed, for the benefits have been outweighed by the trauma that children experience
in the absence of their fathers. The emotions and tears expressed during the research journey
have revealed that material support cannot compensate for the love and presence children
expect from their fathers. The deep hurt instilled in their hearts by the periods of absence
angered them and led to traumatic experiences. The protracted period of living with only
one primary caregiver has imprisoned them into the feminised environment, thereby robbing
them of a male identity. Therefore, this article was devoted to creating a shepherding model of
caring for boys whose fathers are absent. |
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dc.description.librarian |
nf2012 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.hts.org.za |
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dc.description.uri |
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10082011-172837/ |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Nyanjaya, A.K. & Masango, M.J., 2012, ‘The plight of absent fathers caused by migrant work: Its traumatic impact on adolescent male children in Zimbabwe’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1004, 10 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1004 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0259--9422 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2072-8050 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/hts.v68i1.1004 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19016 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
OpenJournals Publishing |
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dc.rights |
© 2012. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS
OpenJournals. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Male adolescents |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Children of migrant laborers -- Zimbabwe -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Absentee fathers -- Zimbabwe -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Teenage boys -- Zimbabwe -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Fathers and sons -- Zimbabwe -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Foreign workers' families -- Zimbabwe -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.title |
The plight of absent fathers caused by migrant work : its traumatic impact on adolescent male children in Zimbabwe |
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dc.type |
Article |
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