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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Deconstructing dominant stepfamily narratives : freeing silent voices

Amoore, Neil John. 12 1900 (has links)
Stepfamilies are shown by existing research as having multiple problems unique to this type of family, some of which include role ambiguity, role strain, role captivity, increased stress and adjustment problems in children. Stepparents are portrayed as evil, abusive and wicked in the media, literature or film, while stepchildren are variously portrayed as victims, naughty and manipulative. These popular perceptions of stepfamilies appear to be shaped by myths or dominant narratives which serve to shape stepfamily member's experience of and roles in the reconstituted family. Drawing on the work of postmodernism, social constructionism and the narrative theorists this study will expose those dominant narrative or myths which shape the experience of two stepfamilies. Using an emergent design, the experiences of these two families is described in an attempt to highlight some of the implications such an approach holds for both further research and psychotherapy. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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Faktorer som påverkar relationerna i styvfamiljen / Factors that affect the relations in the stepfamily

Green, Wiveca January 2015 (has links)
Studien undersöker styvföräldrars upplevelse av vilka faktorer som påverkar relationerna och samspelet i styvfamiljen. Frågeställningen är: Vilka faktorer upplever styvföräldrar påverkar relationerna i styvfamiljen? Undersökningen är en kvalitativ studie med fem intervjuer av styvföräldrar. Intervjuerna har analyserats med hjälp av en tematisk analys. Resultat: I studien framkommer tre teman; relationsbyggande, konflikter och skuldkänslor.Studien visade att om det finns en stabil grund där tid har lagts ner på att bygga upp relationerna i styvfamiljen påverkar det relationerna positivt. Styvföräldrarollen behöver klargöras speciellt när det gäller förväntningar på rollen, ansvar och vilka befogenheter styvförälderns ska ha. Vid konflikter i styvfamiljen och inom familjesystemet kan styvföräldern inta en roll som neutral medlare vilket upplevs som positivt. Då konflikt finns mellan de biologiska föräldrarna kan barnen bli budbärare mellan system vilket har en negativ påverkan på styvfamiljen. En biologisk förälders brist på engagemang kan skapa skuldkänslor hos den andre föräldern. Då en förälder är långvarigt sjuk kan barnet ta ansvar för denna förälder vilket kan påverka så att barnet får en minskad eller obefintlig kontakt med den andre föräldern. / An investigation of stepparents experiences of what factors influence the stepfamily and the relationships in stepfamilies.Research question: Which are the factors that stepparents experience influence the relationships in the stepfamily?This study uses a qualitative methodology. Five stepparents have been interviewed and the interviews have been analyzed using thematic analysis.Results: Three themes appeared from the analysis; building relationships, conflicts and feelings of quilt. If the relationships in the stepfamily have been developed and been build up it influence the stepfamily in a positive way. The stepparent role needs to be clarified, especially when it comes to responsibility and powers of the stepparent. When conflicts occur in the stepfamily the stepparent can take the role of being a mediator that could be a positive factor. When there is a conflict between the biological parents the children could take different roles that influence the family in a negative way. If the biological parent is’t engaged in the children, feelings of guilt could be developed among the other parent. If a biological parent is long term sick the child can take responsibility for this parent and it can affect so that the child have less or no contact with the other parent.

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