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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"and motherhood."”.
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Teenage girls' experiences of pregnancy and motherhood
Teenage pregnancy and motherhood is a challenging phenomenon worldwide. The goal of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions and experiencesof a sample of teenage girls about pregnancy, birth and motherhood. The objectives of the research were to engage voluntary participants in …
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Currere, Illness, and Motherhood: A Dwelling Place for Examining the Self
… I may begin to work through repressed emotions and to further complicate the conversation begun by Marla Morris (2008) by illuminating the ill person's voice as one which is underrepresented in the canon. This dissertation is written autobiographically and analyzed psychoanalytically. The …
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SOLHOT: black girlhood celebration of love, literacy, hip-hop and motherhood
In order to create pedagogical methods and practices committed to educational attainment and healthy lifestyles one must recognize the impact of love as pedagogy. In my paper, I demonstrate how I utilize a concept I call “love practices” within a Black-girl-centered space entitled “Saving Our Lives …
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Class, Culture, and Motherhood: Women's Perceptions of Their Children in Sao Paulo, Brazil
… women feel about their children--how pleasurable and how burdensome they perceive their children to be. Although this is a relatively unstudied topic, a woman's perceptions of her children may affect her own well-being and that of her children. Therefore, it merits inquiry. The research is based …
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From a condition to a choice: gender and motherhood in adaptations of Torikaebaya
… manga adaptations, The Change published in 1987 and Torikae Baya published in 2013. I examine social and cultural changes in regard to gender and motherhood from the 1980s to the 2010’s by studying the different choices authors made when creating the adaptation and contextualizing those choices …
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Bisexuality and Motherhood: An Investigation of Psychological Distress, Parenting Efficacy, and Self Esteem Through Identity Theory
… current research on sexual minority parenting and families demonstrates a limited understanding of the experiences unique to this population. Furthermore, the socialization of parenthood as both a heterosexual practice, and one that is intertwined with womanhood suggests bisexual mothers may …
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Essays in Empirical Labor Economics and the Economics of Gender (Computer -Use, Workgroup's Gender Composition and Motherhood)
… The third chapter explores the effects of motherhood on wages and labor force participation for four Latin American countries. Conversely from the evidence found in the developed countries, Latin American results do not show a homogeneous impact of being a mother on wages. I find that wage …
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The experiences of expatriate mothers regarding pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in the host city Cape Town, South Africa
… of expatriate mothers' pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in a host city. This included identifying how expatriate mothers access public healthcare, and adapt to motherhood in a host country in a subsequent pregnancy. These expatriate mothers had previously experienced childbirth in their …
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The pregnant pause: exploring expectations and experiences of pregnancy and motherhood in a Cape Town body positive community
… dissertation explores the concepts of pregnancy and motherhood held by women in body positive communities in Cape Town, South Africa. By focusing on their expectations and experiences of these concepts within body positive communities and their wider social circles, the research examines what it …
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Grief, Mourning and Motherhood: Cultural experiences of child and infant deaths across different social classes in the Victorian period
… more prominent part of life in Victorian England, across all social classes, particularly the deaths of infants and children. 1 in 4 children died before the age of 5 consistently throughout the Victorian period. The Victorian fascination with death has been explored extensively by historians, …
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"Mothers, Daughters, and Motherhood in ""Una Donna"" by Sibilla Aleramo, ""Lettera a Un Bambino Mai Nato"" by Oriana Fallaci, and ""La Cattiva Figlia"" by Carla Cerati"
… emphasizes the mother/daughter relationship and the ""sense"" of motherhood as reflected in the novels Una donna by Sibilla Aleramo, Lettera a un bambino mai nato by Oriana Fallaci, and La cattiva figlia by Carla Cerati. Motherhood, an aspect of women's life traditionally considered …
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Midwives and mothers : reproductive identities and experiences
… identity in relation to reproduction, midwifery and motherhood from the perspectives of midwives and mothers. Using auto/biography this research emerged from my own embodied experiences of reproduction, childbirth and midwifery. It questions how experiences of reproduction might shape the …
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Sexual esteem, perceptions of pregnancy, and maternal confidence in women with and without physical disabilities
… the United States. Individuals with both visible and invisible physical disabilities face negative attitudes and stereotypes. Women with physical disabilities may experience negative attitudes regarding their sexuality and reproduction as well as societal and environmental barriers during …
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Facing the Caree/Family Dichotomy: Traditional College Women's Perspectives
… a career with the idea of balancing career and family in the future. A traditional woman was defined as a woman whose central value system and cultural mores emphasize homemaking and childrearing as their primary role. Guided interviews were conducted to obtain in-depth descriptions of …
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