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Grieving Widows’ Lived Experiences In A Rural South African Setting

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dc.contributor.author Motsoeneng, Molefi
dc.contributor.author Modise, Motalenyane, Alfred.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-20T10:04:01Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-20T10:04:01Z
dc.date.issued 2020-07-04
dc.identifier.citation Molefi Motsoeneng & Motalenyane Alfred Modise (2020) Grieving widows’ lived experiences in a rural South African setting, Journal of Psychology in Africa, 30:3, 264-267, DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2020.1767935 en_US
dc.identifier.other https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2020.1767935
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11462/2441
dc.description Article en_US
dc.description.abstract The study explored widows’ social isolation and the stigma experienced in a rural South Africa setting Participants were a purposive sample of 10 widows (black = 95%; age range 30 to 60 years old) The widows completed semi-structured individual interviews on their sense of community Thematic analysis indicated that widows self-perceived as a social burden to extended family and to experience a deep sense of social isolation and loneliness, dealing with their grief and loss The widows reported to lack in social support after the death of their partners and to be treated to humiliating cultural stereotypes Implied guilt by the in-laws and other family members about the widows’ involvement in the death of their partners is a recurrent influence in the widowhood experience in a South African rural setting. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2020 Vol. 30, No. 3, 264–267 en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Psychology in Africa,;2020 Vol. 30, No. 3, 264–267
dc.subject Loneliness and humiliation en_US
dc.subject Perceived social burden en_US
dc.subject Rural en_US
dc.subject Widows en_US
dc.title Grieving Widows’ Lived Experiences In A Rural South African Setting en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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