A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. in fulfilment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Arts in Social Work. / The study sought to investigate the relationship of maternal and paternal
attitudes and child-rearing practices towards children of different birth order
positions. The research also investigated possible differences in the childrearing
practices and attitudes toward" their children, of parents who had a
child that stuttered, and of parents ill which there was no child wuo stuttered
in the family.
The research was conducted among a selected sample of forty three families
who were matched on certain variables. Group A comprised thirty families in
which there was no child who stuttered, and Group B comprised thirteen
families each of whom had a child who had been identified as suffering from
the disorder of stuttering. The data were collected by means of a postal
questionnaire, and then analysed quantitavely and qualitatively using various
statistical analyses. Selected variables were studied in an attempt to assess the
possible effects on children as a result of birth order, parenting and stuttering.
Findings revealed that parental attitudes towards the children of different birth
order positions were not significantly different, However, the parents'
expectations of and perceptions of their firstborn child's intelligence differed
from their expectations and perceptions of their other children, No differences
in child-rearing were identified between the parents of children who stuttered.
and the parents of children who did not stutter. However, the parents in
Group B reflected more confidence in their parenting skills. Religious centres
were identified as being a popular venue for parenting programmes especially
for the parents in Group A. Practice guidelines for social workers rendering
services to the family in which there was a child who had the disorder of
programmes were enumerated. Social workers need to be aware of the
individual in interaction with an levels of the ecosystem. Social workers must
also take cognizance of alternate family structures, the importance of the
father in the development of the child and for Inclusi..a in therapy and benefits
and methods of parenting programmes as a preventative tool to alleviate the
possibility of future pathology. / Andrew Chakane 2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/25416 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Creators | James, Bathea S. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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