Theoretical and conceptual framework

Abstract

What follows in the subsequent sections is an outline of the continuously refined research perspective including the formulated theoretical sensitivity which was developed throughout the course of the study. The purpose here is to outline the range of sensitising concepts that were relevant in guiding and providing a reference framework for the empirical investigation and data analysis (Blumer, 1954). Given this central focus of the study, the initial aim is to present a theoretical overview of the concept of violence, as a way of providing a further reference framework for the empirical investigation and data analysis.