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Social Class, Education, and Motherhood in a Globalized Context: Identity Construction for Student Transnational Mothers
dc.contributor.advisor | Hill, Shirley A | |
dc.contributor.author | Gomez Cervantes, Andrea | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-04T03:05:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-04T03:05:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12743 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/19611 | |
dc.description.abstract | The research question guiding this project is: What are the differences and similarities between the motherhood identities of student transnational mothers and domestic worker transnational mothers? While previous literature has focused on domestic worker transnational mothers' experiences, I investigated how motherhood identities vary according to class and educational background. I conducted ten semi-structured interviews with student transnational mothers and compared their discourses to those of domestic worker transnational mothers explored in previous literature. I found that while transnational mothers employed as domestic workers center their motherhood identities on economic and emotional family necessities, student transnational mothers focus theirs on self-development, professional growth, and being good role models. These findings suggest that transnational mothers shape their identities according to the available resources. I conclude that although transnational mothers seem to have a common set of experiences and motherhood identities, these differ according to their social characteristics such as socioeconomic status and education. | |
dc.format.extent | 57 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | Copyright held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Sociology | |
dc.subject | Class | |
dc.subject | Education | |
dc.subject | Globalization | |
dc.subject | Motherhood | |
dc.subject | Transnational | |
dc.title | Social Class, Education, and Motherhood in a Globalized Context: Identity Construction for Student Transnational Mothers | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Najafizadeh, Mehrangiz | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Obadare, Ebenezer | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Sociology | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
kusw.bibid | 8086239 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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