What it means to say, ‘<i>a person is a person through other persons’</i>: Ubuntu through humanistic-existential lenses of transactional analysis

Chigangaidze, Robert K.; Chinyenze, Patience

doi:10.1080/15426432.2022.2039341

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“…For the people to have a good way of life, the relationships between all people should be enhanced and maintained. Through the construct of ukama, Ubuntu advances the notion that though one can exist in a community as an individual, no one can live alone as an island without others (Chigangaidze & Chinyenze, 2022;Breed & Semenya, 2015). Thus, the emphasis on enhancing each person's way of life is the realisation that we are interdependent on each other and can never live alone as islands.…”

Section: Ukama/relatednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social work ethos in indigenous Shona music: a qualitative content analysis of the song Mugariro (Ephat Mujuru, 1994) through Ubuntu philosophy and Ukama construct in Zimbabwe

Chigangaidze

2023

Afri. J. Soc. Work

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Several analysts working within the dominant Western paradigms are unwilling to evaluate and examine their indigenous perspectives as they find their structures to be culturally dependent rather than logical. Inspired by the principles of decolonial social work, this article analyses the song Mugariro (a way of living) by Ephat Mujuru, 1994, through the African philosophy of Ubuntu and its construct of ukama (relatedness/ relationality). Utilizing qualitative content analysis, this paper latently explores the song Mugariro and reflects on themes such as a good way of life, Ukama (relatedness/ relationality), an extension of Ukama to non-humans, global citizenship and spirituality in social work. The paper calls for social workers willing to work towards decolonial social work to tap into the knowledge in their localities and integrate it with social work knowledge were possible. How to reference using ASWNet style: Chigangaidze, R. K. (2023). Social work ethos in indigenous Shona music: a qualitative content analysis of the song Mugariro (Ephat Mujuru,1994) through Ubuntu philosophy and Ukama construct in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Social Work, 13(6), 285-293. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v13i6.2 Visit journal website: https://ajsw.africasocialwork.net

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Section: Ukama/relatednessmentioning

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Social work ethos in indigenous Shona music: a qualitative content analysis of the song Mugariro (Ephat Mujuru, 1994) through Ubuntu philosophy and Ukama construct in Zimbabwe

Chigangaidze

2023

Afri. J. Soc. Work

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“…Specifically, based on the theory of existential human theories, cognitive theory (social learning) and emotional events theory, the personality of working individuals often pursues psychological health, well-being, growth and meaning realisation, which may significantly influence the promotion of positive behaviour (Watson, and Schneider, 2016; Nwosu et al , 2022). However, the nature of the situations that the working individuals are exposed to within the framework of social relations may have the greatest role in shaping the behaviour of working individuals, pushing them towards adopting positive or negative behaviour according to what corresponds to the nature of their current situation (Chigangaidze and Chinyenze, 2022; Abdullah and Al-Abrrow, 2022; Khosraviasl et al , 2023). The theory of emotional events indicates that situations with negative emotions can provoke reactions with negative consequences (Weiss and Cropanzano, 1996).…”

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Effect of personality styles on positive and negative innovation: the mediating role of emotional intelligence and abusive supervision using the structured equation model

Thajil

Al-Abrrow

2023

IJOA

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Purpose Following the theory of emotional events, this paper aims to use the bright triad and the dark tetrad as representations to investigate the role of positive and negative personality patterns in achieving positive and negative innovation. The study also examines the mediating role of emotional intelligence and abusive supervision and the interactive role of emotional exhaustion in understanding the relationship between positive and negative personality patterns and positive and negative innovation. Design/methodology/approach To test the hypotheses of the study model, a set of questionnaires was distributed to a sample of 500 medical officers working in different departments of public hospitals in southern Iraq. The data were analysed using the structured equation model. Findings The results of the current study confirm previous studies on emotional intelligence because the bright triad negatively associates with negative innovation and positively associates with positive innovation. Meanwhile, the dark tetrad positively associates with negative innovation through abusive supervision, and that emotional exhaustion reinforces the negative side and weakens the positive side of the relationships. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature by emphasising that the values represented by the bright triad have a strong readiness to show positive innovation and immunity to negative influence caused by abusive supervision. Meanwhile, the negative emotions of the dark tetrad pattern result in negative patterns because they correlate with negative innovation and the avoidance of positive behaviour, which is escalated by abusive supervision.

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Ubuntu-based social work: what can social workers in Global South learn from Ubuntu to promote children welfare in communities?

Mulumba,

Carvalho

2023

European Journal of Social Work

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What it means to say, ‘a person is a person through other persons’: Ubuntu through humanistic-existential lenses of transactional analysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

Social work ethos in indigenous Shona music: a qualitative content analysis of the song Mugariro (Ephat Mujuru, 1994) through Ubuntu philosophy and Ukama construct in Zimbabwe

Social work ethos in indigenous Shona music: a qualitative content analysis of the song Mugariro (Ephat Mujuru, 1994) through Ubuntu philosophy and Ukama construct in Zimbabwe

Effect of personality styles on positive and negative innovation: the mediating role of emotional intelligence and abusive supervision using the structured equation model

Ubuntu-based social work: what can social workers in Global South learn from Ubuntu to promote children welfare in communities?

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