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FULL NAME: Guro Lauvland Bjorknes STUDENT NUMBER: 206043634 DECLARATION BY CANDIDATE QUALIFICATION: M.Phil Conflict Transfromation and Management TITLE OF PROJECT: Coping strategies among female Zimbabwean refugees at the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg: a conflict management perspective DECLARATION: In accordance with Rule G4.6.3, I hereby declare that the above-mentioned treatise/ dissertation/thesis is my own work and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment to another university or for another qualification. SIGNATURE: DATE: 28 December, 2010 ii
ABSTRACT This treatise represents an investigation into the coping strategies of female Zimbabwean refugees at the Central Methodist Church (CMC) in Johannesburg. The CMC in Johannesburg includes a non-profit organisation called Ray of Hope that has functioned as a provider of accommodation and emergency refuge at the church since 1997. A vast number of Zimbabweans are moving to adjacent countries as a consequence of the conflict in Zimbabwe and approximately 85 % of the people that have sought refuge in the CMC in Johannesburg are Zimbabweans that have fled the economic and political conflict in Zimbabwe. Using an interviewing strategy of a sample of 20 female Zimbabwean refugees, conducted at the CMC, the researcher gathered data, indicating that they face various conflicts on a daily basis inside as well as outside the refugee community in the CMC in Johannesburg. An extensive literature review and researcher‟s own observations during hours spent in the refugee community have also contributed to the collection of data. The findings suggest that coping mechanisms have been adopted by the female refugees to deal with the conflicts. Analysis of data was guided by grounded theory approach which allowed key findings about coping mechanisms to surface which encouraged recommendations presented in the conclusion of the treatise. KEYWORDS: Zimbabwe, refugees, Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg, coping strategies and conflict management. iii
Page 1: Coping Strategies among Female Zimb
Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION BY CA
Page 7 and 8: 2.5.3 Conflict…………………
Page 9 and 10: CHAPTER 5: RESEARCH FINDINGS……
Page 11 and 12: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ABET- Adult B
Page 13 and 14: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introdu
Page 15 and 16: 1.4 Aims and Objectives of the Stud
Page 17 and 18: people staying in the CMC a contact
Page 19 and 20: 1.11 Limitations of Study Babbie an
Page 21 and 22: arrived from the south, taking cont
Page 23 and 24: during the conference but the confl
Page 25 and 26: The 1980s were very good for Zimbab
Page 27 and 28: ural areas, because it is easier to
Page 29 and 30: investments out of the country was
Page 31 and 32: operation could also have been seen
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Page 35 and 36: “complex nexus between the politi
Page 37 and 38: The right not to be tortured or arb
Page 39 and 40: factors of xenophobia are very simi
Page 41 and 42: their own family. They specifically
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Page 45 and 46: other places where people from othe
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conflict and therefore suggested me
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other groups (James & Goetze, 2001:
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2.6 Summary This chapter presented
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actually helping the millions of pe
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This study will not present a final
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3.6.2 Sample unit Darlington and Sc
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were expected to test and confirm t
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subcategories. The researcher can f
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(Babbie & Mouton, 2008:522). Interv
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3.10 Limitations of research When e
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migration performed according to a
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through interviews with the partici
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4.3 Who are the female Zimbabwean r
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Four out of the 20 participants sai
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Another participant also related an
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Another coping strategy is to rely
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4.4.2.2 Access to blankets Four par
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time and avoids socialising too muc
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Sometimes you can go to the bishop
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4.4.6 Hospitals and police Issues o
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4.5 Perception of other women’s c
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CHAPTER 5: RESEARCH FINDINGS 5.1 In
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Cognitive coping strategies like ho
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The coping strategy would be pursue
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emphasises „enduring‟ the adver
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5.2.9 Category 9: Begging in the st
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One lady commented: “I wait for t
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5.3 Summary Coping strategies among
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6.2.2 Objectives To describe the ma
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Reducing the quality and amount of
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Police and other law enforcement ag
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REFERENCE LIST Anstey, M. 2006. Man
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Darlington, Y. and Scott, D. Qualit
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Himes, J. 1980. Conflict and confli
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options. Ed. by S. Johnston, A. Ber
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Rabie, M., 1994. Conflict resolutio
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United Nations High Commissioner fo
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ADDENDA ADDENDUM I: Permission from
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20. What led you to seek refuge in
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ADDENDUM III: Informed consent form
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