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dc.contributor.advisorHill, Shirley A
dc.contributor.authorGomez Cervantes, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-04T03:05:59Z
dc.date.available2016-01-04T03:05:59Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-31
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12743
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/19611
dc.description.abstractThe 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.extent57 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright held by the author.
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subjectClass
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectGlobalization
dc.subjectMotherhood
dc.subjectTransnational
dc.titleSocial Class, Education, and Motherhood in a Globalized Context: Identity Construction for Student Transnational Mothers
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberNajafizadeh, Mehrangiz
dc.contributor.cmtememberObadare, Ebenezer
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineSociology
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
kusw.bibid8086239
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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