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The influence of social components in marriage counseling

Pierre Van Niekerk, Rob Fradgley, Leon Van Niekerk
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa | Vol 6, No 2 | a271 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/td.v6i2.271 | © 2010 Pierre Van Niekerk, Rob Fradgley, Leon Van Niekerk | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 March 2016 | Published: 30 March 2010

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Pierre Van Niekerk, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Rob Fradgley, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Leon Van Niekerk, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to focus on an additional counselling tool that complements the genogram and that will enable counsellors to successfully utilise the time spent during a counselling session. The article sets forth the thoughts of socialisation as well as various social components that influence the construction of reality of the self. These social components elaborate on aspects such as our identities, our beliefs, our evaluation, regulating our behaviour and focusing on our sense of self. The main objective is to answer the question: What is the influence of social components on marriage counselling?

Keywords

counselling; socialisation; counsellors; marriage; identities; behaviour

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