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[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:This study explores patterns of separation and/or connection in the narratives of therespondent, a female farm worker living and working in the Western Cape, SouthAfrica. The major objective of this qualitative case study is to examine the possibleconstruction, co-existence and interaction of separation-connection themes in thereality of the respondent. Founded within the social constructivist tradition, anapproach that assumes reality to be constructed through language and withinrelationships, a window on the respondent's narrative construction of her reality,relationships and separation-connection processes was obtained. To compliment theexplorative nature and social constructionist approach of the study, Grounded Theoryand Narrative Analysis were administrated. Through the analysis the two centralthemes, separation and connection, manifested on two different levels - firstly on acontent level (what the participant has to say regarding the themes) and secondly ona process level (what is happening between participant and researcher). Findingsprovided a preliminary understanding of the techniques the respondent implores toconstrue a sense of separation and connection. Results confirmed the co-existenceof separation-connection themes and indicated a possible interaction between thetwo constructs. Findings also provided a glimpse on the experiences and impact ofthe separation-connection process in the idiom of the respondent.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University