Open AccessFamily murder in post-apartheid South Africa: reflections for mental health professionals
Author(s) -
Maria C. Marchetti-Mercer
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v8i2.128
Subject(s) - phenomenon , health professionals , psychology , theology , mental health , psychoanalysis , political science , philosophy , psychiatry , law , health care , epistemology
In the late eighties the phenomenon of family murder was closely linked to Afrikaans-speaking families faced withpolitical change and uncertainty.
Opsomming
In die laat 1980s het die opvatting ontstaan dat daar ’n noue verband bestaan tussen gesinsmoord en Afrikaansprekende gesinne wat met politieke veranderinge en onsekerheid gekonfronteer word.
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