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dc.contributor.authorRedman, Tonya Janieceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-22T02:41:19Z
dc.date.available2008-04-22T02:41:19Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-22T02:41:19Z
dc.date.submittedDecember 2007en_US
dc.identifier.otherDISS-1914en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/727
dc.description.abstractThis study used ten in-depth interviews with single mothers on small incomes to analyze for discursive themes. Three theoretical frameworks of Symbolic Interactionism, Presentation of Self and Cognitive Dissonance were used to guide this analysis. The discourse of these mothers found a matriarchal framework with four discursive themes of centrality, solidarity, moral economy, and support. Centrality refers to the way these single mothers position themselves as provider, protector and nurturer. The theme of Solidarity refers to how mothers viewed their relationships with their children. Discursive matriarchy is characterized by a moral economy that emphasizes spending time and paying attention. Support refers to ways that mothers enlist the help of others to provide for their families.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMarkham Shaw, Charlaen_US
dc.language.isoENen_US
dc.publisherCommunicationen_US
dc.titleNegotiating Matriarchy: The Discourse Of Single Mothers Taking Care Of Their Families On Small Incomesen_US
dc.typeM.A.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeChairMarkham Shaw, Charlaen_US
dc.degree.departmentCommunicationen_US
dc.degree.disciplineCommunicationen_US
dc.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Arlingtonen_US
dc.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.degree.nameM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.externalLinkhttps://www.uta.edu/ra/real/editprofile.php?onlyview=1&pid=1348
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