Afrikaans: Bemagtiging is tans in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika 'n essensiële en aktuele onderwerp veral in die ontwikkeling van vroue, gemeenskapsorganisering, sowel as in die progressiewe strewe na vrede en sosiale geregtigheid. In die samelewing is groot getalle persone, veral vroue, magteloos en is dit dus noodsaaklik om hierdie belewenis van magteloosheid te beklemtoon in die hantering en verbetering van maatskaplike probleme. Die doel van hierdie studie is om 'n maatskaplikewerkprogram te ontwikkel wat afgestem is op die bemagtiging van die gedepriveerde vrou ten einde haar maatskaplike funksionering te verbeter. Gedepriveerde vroue is vasgevang in 'n siklus van probleme wat hulle maatskaplike funksionering beïnvloed. Maatskaplike werkers pas beperkte intervensiestrategieë toe om verandering by die vroue te weeg te bring. Ten einde intervensiestrategieë te kan selekteer wat sinvolle verandering teweeg bring, moet kennis geneem word van hoe gedepriveerdheid die vrou se maatskaplike funksionering belnvloed. Hierdie aspekte of faktore moet aangespreek word deur gedepriveerde vroue te bemagtig om verandering te inisieer en instand te hou. Die studie is gebaseer op 'n literatuuroorsig oor die maatskaplike wanfunksionering van die gedepriveerde vrou, asook die benutting van selfdirektiewe groepwerk as bemagtigingstrategie. 'n Maatskaplikewerkprogram is ontwikkel ten einde die gedepriveerde vrou te bemagtig, en haar instaat te stel om maatskaplik optimaal te kan funksioneer in die samelewing. Die aanname van die studie is soos volg: Indien gedepriveerde vroue deur middel van selfdirektiewe groepwerk, deelneem aan 'n maatskaplikewerkprogram wat afgestem is op haar behoeftes, kennis en vaardighede, sal sy bemagtig wees om maatskaplik beter te kan funksioneer. Die gevolgtrekking van die studie is dat 'n maatskaplikewerkprogram wat gebaseer is op selfdirektiewe groepwerk, 'n effektiewe hulpmiddel kan wees om: • bemagtiging by gedepriveerde vroue te bewerkstellig • haar instaat te stel om meer effektief in die samelewing te kan funksioneer en • sin en betekenis in haar lewe te ervaar Uit hierdie studie word die afleiding gemaak dat die maatskaplikewerkprogram, wat ontwikkel is met die oog op bemagtiging van die gedepriveerde vrou wat maatskaplik wanfunksioneer, as maatskaplikewerkintervensie in die praktyk toegepas kan word ten einde die impak van die program vir die bemagtiging van die gedepriveerde vrou te evalueer. English: Empowerment in the Republic of South Africa is currently an essential and topical discussion subject, particularly in the fields of upliftment and development of women, community organising, as well in the progressive striving towards peace and social justice. In the present social environment there are large numbers of people, especially women, who are powerless and it is thus of paramount importance that this socio-political reality of powerlessness, be highlighted in the management and betterment of social problems. The purpose of this research is to develop a social work program specifically aimed at the empowerment of the currently a typical deprived woman so as to improve her social functionality. Deprived women are caught in a vicious cycle of obstacles, which directly impact on her social standing. Social workers apply a limited range of intervention strategies to enable a change in circumstances relative to such women to evolve. However, to be able to select such intervention strategies which will result in meaningful change, there must be real understanding of how such a deprived state of being influences the woman's social functionality. Empowering currently deprived women must address these factors and their nuances so that they themselves initiate change and maintain the new status quo. This research is based on a written and recorded overview of the social malfunctioning of the deprived woman as well as the employment of self-directed group work and interaction as an empowerment strategy. A social workers program is developed to achieve the empowerment of deprived women and to allow her to operate at an optimal level in the social environment. The assumption of the research is as follows: Provided deprived women partake through the medium of self-directed group work and intervention, which is solely directed at their particular requirements, knowledge and skills levels, will they become empowered and better enable to function socially. The findings of this research is that a social management program which is based on self directed group work and intervention can be an effective tool to: (1) achieve empowerment of the deprived women, (2) allows her to function more effectively in the social environment on a sustainable basis and (3) allows her to experience sense and purpose in her life. From the results of this research, it can be concluded that the social management program IS developed specifically for the empowerment of deprived women. The social work intervention is applied in practice to allow for the impact of the program on the deprived women to be evaluated. / Dissertation (MA (Social Work))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Social Work and Criminology / unrestricted

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by Wong Chi Kan. / Thesis submitted in 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 307-314). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1-7 / Chapter 1.1 --- Reasons for the research / Chapter 1.2 --- Research design / Chapter 1.3 --- Definitions / Chapter 1.4 --- Setting up for the research / Chapter 1.5 --- The objectives and scope of the study / Chapter 1.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.8-29 / Chapter 2.1 --- The feminist thoughts / Chapter 2.2 --- Self perceptions of women in general / Chapter 2.3 --- Discriminations against women in Hong Kong context / Chapter 2.4 --- From depression to empowerment / Chapter 2.5 --- Studies on self-help group for the unmotivated powerless people / Chapter 2.6 --- Chapter Summary / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Conceptual framework of self-help group for unmotivated powerless women --- p.30-45 / Chapter 3.1 --- Why community worker should concern those unmotivated powerless groups in the community / Chapter 3.2 --- Concepts of empowerment / Chapter 3.3 --- Why self help group for powerless people / Chapter 3.4 --- The concepts of self-help and self-help groups empowerment / Chapter 3.5 --- The concept of self-help group and empowerment / Chapter 3.6 --- The latent problems of women in Hong Kong / Chapter 3.7 --- Starting a self-help group / Chapter 3.8 --- The roles of social workers / Chapter 3.9 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Methodology --- p.46-68 / Chapter 4.1 --- Research concept / Chapter 4.2 --- Rationale for application of qualitative research method / Chapter 4.3 --- Concept of qualitative research / Chapter 4.4 --- The built-in limitations of this research / Chapter 4.5 --- Research design of this study / Chapter 4.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Preparations and Implementations --- p.69-100 / Chapter 5.1 --- Preparations / Chapter 5.2 --- Implementations / Chapter 5.3 --- The method of data collection / Chapter 5.4 --- The coding method / Chapter 5.5 --- The analysis framework / Chapter 5.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 6 --- The results of the study: The perceived empowerment effects of the self-help group on the unmotivated powerless women --- p.101-143 / Chapter 6.1 --- The first phase / Chapter 6.2 --- The second phase / Chapter 6.3 --- The third phase / Chapter 6.4 --- Testing the reliability: the common empowerment outcomes of the self-empowerment effects occurred in individual interviews and group meetings / Chapter 6.5 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 7 --- The perceived empowerment effects of individual members in the self-help process --- p.144-256 / Chapter 7.1 --- Member A / Chapter 7.2 --- Member B / Chapter 7.3 --- Member C / Chapter 7.4 --- Member D / Chapter 7.5 --- Member E / Chapter 7.6 --- Member F / Chapter 7.7 --- Member G / Chapter 7.8 --- Member H / Chapter 7.9 --- Member I / Chapter 7.10 --- Member J / Chapter 7.11 --- Member K / Chapter 7.12 --- Member L / Chapter 7.13 --- The explanations that generated from the results on the occurrence of difference in the development of different individuals in the same process / Chapter Chapter 8 --- The results of the study: under what conditions and how the process of the self-help group empowered the unmotivated powerless women --- p.257-276 / Chapter 8.1 --- The possible relationship between the self-help activities and the empowerment outcomes of the self- help group / Chapter 8.2 --- The possible relationship between the role of social work interventions and the empowerment outcome of the self-help group / Chapter 8.3 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Discussions and Implications --- p.277-301 / Chapter 9.1 --- Discussions on the research findings / Chapter 9.2 --- Implications to community work / Chapter 9.3 --- Implications to social work / Chapter 9.4 --- Implications in working with women / Chapter 9.5 --- Implications in working with self-help group / Chapter 9.6 --- A proposed self-help group model for the unmotivated groups in the community / Chapter 9.7 --- Limitations of this study / Chapter 9.8 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 10 --- Conclusions --- p.302-306 / Reference List --- p.307-314

This study explores women's feelings of empowerment that result from participating in collective action events. The study contributes to the growing body of social work scholarship on empowerment practice by identifying and describing the specific variables that may contribute to or enhance empowerment feelings in women as a result of collective action participation.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Directed by DiAnne Borders; submitted to the Dept. of Counseling and Educational Development. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jun. 4, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-207).

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

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Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Includes final project proposal. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-152, 219-225).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract and vita. Includes final project proposal. Description based on Print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-152, 219-225).