Thesis (M.A. (Social work)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017. / The overall aim of this study is to explore factors that contribute towards divorce
among young couples in the Lebowakgomo area of Limpopo Province. The
objectives of this study were to identify factors contributing towards divorce among
young couples in Lebowakgomo, and to establish whether the causes of divorce
among young couples in Lebowakgomo are the same as those identified in the
literature. The research used the qualitative method in the study and the exploratory
research design to investigate the factors contributing to divorce among young
couples at Lebowakgomo Township. The target group was divorced young adults up
to the age of 35 years who had been married for the period of not more than ten
years. The researcher used snowball sampling because he knew someone who met
the criteria for inclusion in this study.
The sample size was based on the principle of saturation which suggests that data
collection stops when there is no new theme emerging. The researcher reached a
point of saturation at participant six. The researcher used the semi-structured
interview to collect data. This allowed the researcher to elicit information about the
respondents’ thoughts, feelings and perceptions as open-ended questions were
used. The researcher used Interpretative Phenomenological Data Analysis (IPA)
which allowed the researcher to explore in detail how the participants made sense of
their personal and social world. This study found that sudden character change, lack
of and poor communication, financial problems, abuse and infidelity are associated
with divorce among young couples. It also emerged in the study that mastering all
the stages of family life cycle can reduce the chances of divorce among young
couples. This can be achieved by ensuring that young couples receive pre-marital
counselling before they enter into marriage. In addition, after entering into marriage
young couples should attend marital enrichment programmes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/1942 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Mohlatlole, Nkuke Evans |
| Contributors | Sithole, S. L. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ix, 84 leaves |
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