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Experiences of rural black South African adolescents who never met their own biological fathers

M.Ed. (Adolescence Guidance) / This qualitative study described and explored the experiences of adolescents in rural Limpopo Province who never met their biological fathers in their lifetime. The theoretical framework supporting this study is the 'family systems theory' which affirm that individuals' patterns were sustained by interactions with other individuals with whom the individual had regular contact. The roles of fathers and mothers are not duplicated, but in their separation keep the family system intact (Youniss & Smollar, 1998:82) ...

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:14226
Date07 October 2015
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
RightsUniversity of Johannesburg

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