Document Type	Master's Dissertation
Author	Tau, Molefi Samuel
URN	etd-07212005-120155
Document Title	A broken family relationship a challenge to pastoral care
Degree	MA (Theology)
Department	Practical Theology
Supervisor	Advisor Name Title Prof M S J Masango
Keywords	marriage counseling married people pastoral counseling of divorce counseling
Date	2003-09-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The aim of this thesis is to really know and understand what breaks marriages and to research how this problem is cause, but also to help people to dealt with the problem of relating in marriage while they deal with the problem of raising children. So the approach of this thesis, will be on Narrative Approach as a way of trying to dealt with relationship that families faces daily. In using the Narrative Approach it is the role of therapist to accompany couple as they seek to relate to each other, help couples to negotiate. Chapter one, is the introduction of the story of my brother (Rancho) who experience the problem of broken relationship in marriage. Secondly to understand what is relationship? And to know what broke relationship. In chapter two, I explain what is Narrative therapy. In chapter three I am sharing the stories of couples who has broken relationship, and dealing with their problem through listen and interpretation. In chapter four the result and interviews are going to be helpful in understanding how the broken relationship causes divorce. So I am going to deal with broken relationship and the meaning of divorce. What is divorce and how divorce has come in as the result of brokenness. In chapter five, ten question will be asked in order to trace were relationship broke down. To conclude, what I have learned from the thesis and suggestion for further studies. © 2003, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Tau, MS 2003, A broken family relationship a challenge to pastoral care, MA(Theol) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07212005-120155/ > H317/ag
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