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“We’ll Be That Kid That You Think We Are” : The Influences of Stigma and Interactions with Important Adults on Youth Identity Development in a Rural Context

Creator:: Lile, Joy R.
Abstract:: Adolescence is a developmental stage marked by crystallization in individuals’ sense of identity (Erikson, 1994; Harter, 1999). Research on positive youth development stresses the ways in which thriving trajectories during adolescence contribute to positive lifelong outcomes (Lerner & Overton, 2008; Scales, Benson, & Roehlkepartain, 2011) A symbolic interactionism perspective (Mead,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Joy R. Lile for

The complexity of nonresident father involvement in low-income families : mothers' perspectives

Creator:: Sano, Yoshie
Abstract:: The two studies of this dissertation examined mothers' perspectives of nonresident fathers' involvement in low-income families. The overall goal of these studies was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of nonresident fathers' involvement and its effect on family well-being. In the first study I applied a relatively new methodology, zero-inflated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Creator:: Bailey, Sandra J.
Abstract:: Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: hallmark program was funded by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

Creator:: White, Diana L.
Abstract:: The death of a child is a traumatic family event. This qualitative study examined the experiences of parents and grandparents in 10 families who had lost a baby to SIDS, stillbirth, or birth defects. Key questions focused on support given and received, meanings attributed to the loss, continuing bonds, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

In their own words : divorced and widowed women, retirement, and friendships

Creator:: Barlow-Pieterick, Marilyn
Abstract:: Friends benefit both our psychological and our emotional well-being by increasing overall happiness, life satisfaction, and a positive sense of self among women. Often, however, friendships decrease in the later years. The purpose of this study is to learn more about divorced or widowed, retired women and their friendships, specifically,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Linking generations : the family legacies of older Armenian mothers

Creator:: Manoogian, Margaret M.
Abstract:: Families stay connected over time through the intergenerational transmission of legacies. Legacies help family members to articulate family identity, learn more about family history, and provide succeeding generations with information about family culture and ethnicity. This qualitative study examines how older mothers transmit family meanings, history, and culture to family...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

"Because we didn't have nowhere to go" : residential instability among rural low-income families

Creator:: Ozretich, Robin Nathaniel
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify and examine risk and protective factors associated with residential instability within a sample of rural low-income mothers. Residential instability was defined as two or more residential moves within the course of a year. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to compare residentially...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Health, well-being, and financial self-sufficiency of low-income families in the context of welfare reform

Creator:: Corson, Corinne
Abstract:: The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 brought several changes to the welfare system. Among these changes are lifetime limits for receiving welfare benefits, and work requirements intended to foster economic self-sufficiency in welfare recipients. In the past few years, it has been acknowledged that there are challenges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A qualitative analysis of clinical records from a trauma response program for families exposed to violence

Creator:: Behan, Kathleen G.
Abstract:: This dissertation is a qualitative secondary content analysis of clinical records collected for the Spokane Safe Start Project in Spokane, Washington, a program designed to offset trauma in children exposed to domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV). The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have identified intimate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Finding personal power through literacy : Latina women's transformative learning experiences in two family literacy programs

Creator:: Merrill, Marina L.
Abstract:: This research focused on the experiences of 15 low income Mexican women immigrants participating in MAS and Superando, two family literacy programs at the center of these women's sociocultural change. This research sought to understand the extent to which participation in these two programs empowers women to create change in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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“We’ll Be That Kid That You Think We Are” : The Influences of Stigma and Interactions with Important Adults on Youth Identity Development in a Rural Context

The complexity of nonresident father involvement in low-income families : mothers' perspectives

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

In their own words : divorced and widowed women, retirement, and friendships

Linking generations : the family legacies of older Armenian mothers

"Because we didn't have nowhere to go" : residential instability among rural low-income families

Health, well-being, and financial self-sufficiency of low-income families in the context of welfare reform

A qualitative analysis of clinical records from a trauma response program for families exposed to violence

Finding personal power through literacy : Latina women's transformative learning experiences in two family literacy programs

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