An ethnographic study of communication and gender performance in a modern day Latino wedding

<p>This study examines how culture, gender roles, and economics intersect at a contemporary Mexican-American wedding. Prior studies have focused on one factor but did not examine how all three can affect a wedding. The bride in this study tries to negotiate challenges between her Mexican-American culture and her American culture. This research is an example of how culture is en grained in everything and how it plays out through a wedding. This ethnography was done through first hand observations and interviews. The purpose of this study was to examine communication in a contemporary Mexican-American wedding and communication issues found at the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and culture. The research also examined how participants supported or broke traditional gender roles along with consequences.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Stanko, Olivia Corine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Teresa Bergman

• Communication Social aspects
• Communication Cross-cultural aspects
• Latino Weddings
• Hispanic Americans Social life and customs
• Mexican American Marriage customs and rites
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/805

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-1804