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Emigrasie: Bou so ’n band met jou kleinkinders op ’n ander vasteland

Emotional impact of sibling separation is complex and should be prepared for

A sibling’s decision to emigrate can result in a complex sea of emotions for the remaining siblings. To process the change in family structure brought about by sibling emigration, these various emotions must be acknowledged.

A license to leave South Africa: A qualitative study of South African parents’ narratives of their children’s reasons for emigration

The number of South Africans citizens emigrating abroad has increased dramatically, resulting in a multitude of parents remaining behind. This qualitative phenomenological study explored and described the reasons for the emigration of adult children of predominantly white South African parents. Multiple motivating factors validated the emigration, namely the South African political climate, violent crime, lack of employment opportunities and high skill mobility. In an attempt to justify the emigration, parents subsequently provided their children with a “license to leave”. Each parent was affected uniquely in this complex psychosocial journey. Social workers can assist in the reconstruction of meaning by guiding the parent through this life-altering decision.

Corona het emigrasiegesinne van ’n lewenslyn beroof

Vir Suid-Afrika se transnasionale families is internetkommunikasie al lankal deel van hul lewe, skryf dr. Sulette Ferreira, en met internasionale reis se vlerke geknip, is dit ál vorm van kommunikasie wat hulle oorhet.