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Submission Number: 31
Submission ID: 776
Submission UUID: deb56818-79ec-4abf-96e0-e8894611aeb9
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Thu, 04/10/2025 - 08:59
Completed: Thu, 04/10/2025 - 09:07
Changed: Fri, 05/09/2025 - 13:05
Remote IP address: 41.13.208.251
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
| Title | Mr. |
|---|---|
| Lastname | Nombola |
| Firstname | Lulama justice |
| lnombola@ufh.ac.za | |
| Mobile | 0786203558 |
| Institution | University of fort hare |
| Biosketch | I am Lulama Justice Nombola and am currently both a Ph.D. student and a social work lecturer at the university of Fort Hare since 2023. My field of specialization is in caregiving, advocacy and forgiving and has working experience in counselling. I teach youth at risk which is about probation services, social casework and human behavior and policy and legislation. Title of Abstract: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Differences between Conceptions of Forgiveness: A case study of IsiXhosa and English-speaking South Africans Author: Lulama Justice Nombola*, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Department of Criminology, Psychology and Social Work, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa Corresponding Author: Lulama Justice Nombola (Mr) : Email: lnombola@ufh.ac.za; lulamanombola5@gmail.com : Phone: +27-786203558 Orcid Number: https://orcid.org/0000-ooo1-7465- Presentation Format: [Parallel session presentation / Workshop / Plenary / Poster] |
| Is there a Second Presenter? | No |
| Title of Presentatation | Exploring the Cross-Cultural Differences between Conceptions of Forgiveness: A case study of IsiXhosa and English-speaking South Africans |
| Theme Selection | THEME 4: Social Work Education, Transdisciplinarity and Curriculum Development |
| Subtheme FOUR Selection | SUB 4.1 Preparing future social workers for roles in in nontraditional social work environments. |
| Select your Presentation Type | Oral Presentation |
| Abstract | This presentation seeks to examine the cross-cultural differences between conceptions of forgiveness. In social work, the concept of forgiveness is advanced to examine social work practitioners and educators to see if there is any potential need or perceived benefit for forgiveness education, or a perceived need of forgiveness applications in social work practice. However, in philosophical literature the debate pertaining to forgiveness is around its nature with divergent perspectives on whether it is conditional, a moral obligation and what its implications are for justice and human relationships. The main goal is to determine whether South African IsiXhosa, and South African Anglophone speakers employ different concepts of forgiveness. This involves examining critical elements of each group's comprehension of forgiveness, such as conditionality, bilaterality, and moral duty. Furthermore, the study examines the role of cognitive and cultural factors to ascertain if the variation in the concept of forgiveness is rooted in cognitive differences that are influenced by culture and describe cross-cultural misunderstandings in reconciliation by examining how the conceptual distinctions could lead to miscommunication throughout the post-apartheid racial reconciliation process in South Africa. The study takes an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating ideas from moral philosophy, cognitive science, and cross-cultural psychology and social work. The study will employ a qualitative research method. The sample will comprise ten (10) of the South African Anglophone urban whites, ten (10) Xhosa undergraduate students, and ten (10) selected rural Xhosa population of different ages, gender and with different concepts of forgiveness. Interviews for data collection will be conducted in English to Anglophone South Africans of European descent, in Xhosa-to-Xhosa undergraduate students and to Xhosa-speaking rural population. The objective of the study is to provide information that might be useful in resolving possible misunderstandings in multicultural and multiethnic discussions about healing and forgiveness. Also, creating culturally sensitive models of forgiveness by recognizing that these variations will provide more comprehensive theoretical insights to social work, education and practice. |
| Title | Dr |
| Firstname | Khosi |
| Lastname | Kubeka |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
| Title | Prof |
| Firstname | Ulene |
| Lastname | Schiller |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |