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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Women's experience"”.
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'The inner scar.' Women's experience of self-harm
South Asian women in the United Kingdom have shown higher rates of self-harm compared to their white counterparts and Asian men. However, only a few studies have attempted to use in-depth exploration on an individual level to understand the reasons behind this. The empirical study aimed to explore …
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Voices from the Hinterland: lesbian women's experience of Irish health care
There is a lack of knowledge about lesbian women's lives and social experiences in Irish society. Lesbian women's invisibility is reinforced and permeated in all ocial institutions in society such as religion, education and the family. This thesis eals with the nature of being-in-the-world of …
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Ahimsa: Indian women's experience of a narrative intervention using art and writing
… therapy approach used with Asian Indian women. Few empirical studies of the narrative approach to therapy exist. This study is unique in its focus on a cross-cultural application and its emphasis on the experience of participants. Seven Indian women who are international students (six …
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Through the women's eyes: Latin American Women's Experience of Immigration to Australia
… limited. As a result of relocation, immigrant women – compared to male immigrants – are considered to experience greater hardships, often connected to the influence of traditional gender values and roles, restricted political support, and the lack of adequate social services to facilitate their …
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Women's experience of pregnancy when post-birth surgery is indicated : a phenomenological study
Background: Pregnant women who are told their unborn babies require postnatal surgery following the 20 week scan are likely to be distressed. There is a small body of research in this area that suggests pregnancy experience is fundamentally changed and that pregnancy expectations may play a part in …
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A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Testimonies of Black Women's Experience of Desegregation in the South
… is an inquiry into school desegregation, Black Women, and spirituality with the focus on three young Black Women who desegregated a small rural high school in the South. Theoretically drawing upon the works of Alice Walker (1983, 1997, 2006), Audre Lorde (2007), Emilie Townes (1995, 1996, 1997), …
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“It is what it is”: an ethnography of women's experience of drought in Madziva, Zimbabwe
… research follows the everyday lives of eight women and the interactions with 15 more women through focus group interviews in order to understand the strategies used to achieve survival. In this thesis, the results of an ethnography of women's experience of drought particularly in Madziva rural …
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Occupational segregation in Namibia: Women's experience doing "men's work" in the construction and manufacturing industries
… sex segregation (OSS) has suggested that men and women exhibit different education attainment and confront discrete work opportunities due to social expectations governing women's roles within the home and outside of it. Around the world women continue to be economically disadvantaged and limited …
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Women on the Line: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experience of Work in the Meat Industry
This study examines the experiences of women who work in the meat industry. Drawing from symbolic interaction and standpoint theory frameworks, this research focuses on how gender, race, and nationality influence work experiences and family life for women in comparison to men in the meat industry. …
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A counselling psychology perspective on women's experience of holding multiple roles alongside partner work-related travel
… changed significantly in the last 50 years, yet women still seem to shoulder the majority of domestic and childcare responsibilities, often alongside pursuing their own career. If women also have a partner who travels regularly overnight for work, research shows that roles and relationships are …
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An exploratary study of involuntarily childless women's experience from potential parenthood to the acceptance of their non-parenthood status
… femininity and maternity and for the majority of women, attempts to experience motherhood are successful. However, for others the world of motherhood is not so easy to enter. To date, research regarding the needs and life satisfaction of women who are unsuccessful in becoming mothers, is fairly …
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Improving access to maternal health care beyond health care policy: pregnant women's experience of maternal public health care services in Cape Town, South Africa
… the system more inclusive and accessible to all women, especially for women who have been previously disadvantaged prior to and during Apartheid. Research in maternal health care has shifted and emphasized the delivery of quality care by medical staff to ensure that the goal of reducing maternal …
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Ikitchini : the hidden side of women's labour
… It posits a relationship between working class women, domestic labour paid and unpaid. The material has been arranged around the primary objective of examining the silence around domestic labour and highlighting the gender content of domestic work. It is divided into two parts. The first part …
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Experiences and perspectives of Burmese migrant women in sustaining their families in Perth
This research focused on Burmese women who migrated to Australia after the 1988 riots in Burma. A large group of Burmese settled in Western Australia and the majority of them resided in Perth metropolitan and suburban areas. With deep rooted cultural and traditional backgrounds guided by religious …
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Wife abuse among Indians in the U.S.
… gender and legal status intersect to shape the experiences of wife abuse among women. In this study, I analyze the experiences of one group of abused women -- Indian women in the U.S. I examine how Indian women's experience of abuse, and their reaction to it is shaped by the patriarchal gender …
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The experience of successful smoking cessation: A phenomenological inquiry
… utilized a phenomenological approach to describe women's experience of successful smoking cessation. Pender's Health Promotion Model (1996) and Prochaska and DiClementes' Transtheoretical Model of Change (1996) were utilized. Twelve women who had successfully quit smoking were interviewed; Data …
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Patriarchy, Christianity, and the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Rethinking Christian Marriage in Light of the Experiences of HIV Positive Women in Tanzania
<p>Given that women and girls carry the heaviest burdens of the African HIV/AIDS epidemic, their lived experiences should be the starting point for any pedagogy of prevention. In light of this claim, this dissertation project uses qualitative fieldwork with HIV positive women living in Mwanza, …
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Women and anger: gender and sex role differences in anger expression and their effects on depression and self
<p>Women's experience and expression of anger and the relationships existing among various aspects of anger and important indices of mental health were investigated. Gender and sex role differences were also explored. The subjects for this study were 456 college students from a large midwestern …
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A case study of the use of feminist psychotherapy with women who have had abortions
… to psychotherapy is based on a philosophy that women's pathology is inextricably linked to the patriarchal influences of society that have devalued and disempowered women. Abortion, as a specific women's issue, is contextualised within this framework, illustrating that these influences compound …
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