Incorporating Homosexual Orientation and Identity within an existing Religious Identity: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
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2015-09-30
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University of Fort Hare
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Research addressing homosexuals in South Africa has markedly increased since democracy. Yet there is a dearth of research on the lived experiences of homosexuals who were or are Christian and how these individuals negotiate the two identities. Most commonly the research that does exist focuses on theological or social aspects. The primary objective of this research was to gain an understanding of psychological aspects of Eastern Cape gay men and lesbian women who were raised in Christian families and who later developed homosexual identities. This was done to examine how these participants managed to integrate the two identities. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen people all over the age of 21 years, who had been Christian at some stage of their lives and who self-identified as homosexual. Results were analysed and discussed using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPPA) approach.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Psychology::Environmental psychology
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Verity,A.N.Incorporating Homosexual Orientation and Identity within an existing Religious Identity: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.Alice.University of Fort Hare.