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  • Connections between women's unpaid family work and their family relationships : a feminist analysis

    Creator:
    McGraw, Lori A.
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    Women have long been responsible for the unpaid and under-recognized work of maintaining homes and family relationships (Walker, 1999). In this dissertation, I use feminist theories to address the connections between women's unpaid family work and their family relationships. I explore family ties between (a) aging mothers and their care...
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  • Mothering a child with autism in the United States and in South Korea

    Creator:
    You, Hyun-Kyung
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    In this dissertation, I qualitatively examined the meaning of mothering a child with autism in two countries: the United States and South Korea. The overarching research question focused on how sociocultural ideas about mothering and disability, particularly autism spectrum disorders, shape women’s understanding of themselves and their children with disabilities....
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    . Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________________________ Lori A. McGraw

  • Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

    Creator:
    Wicks, Steven M.
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    This exploratory study posited that being in an insecure marriage would increase marital conflict and perceived relational aggression when the couple is experiencing economic constraints. The cross-sectional design assessed two groups of marriages: secure and insecure. A structural equation model using multiple group comparison tested the effect of each type...
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    most appreciated during this adventure. I would also like to thank Dr. Kate MacTavish and Dr. Lori

  • Korean American mothers of children with disabilities : adaptation process and positive transformation

    Creator:
    You, Hyun-Kyung
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    This study examined the experiences of five Korean American mothers in Oregon and California who have children with disabilities using qualitative research analysis. The mothers' adaptation processes were individually analyzed, and these mothers' overarching experiences were discussed with three major themes: (a) caring for family cohesiveness, (b) needs for social...
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    Zvonkovic for their time and advice in completion of this study. Dr. Lori McGraw, a great officemate and

  • An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

    Creator:
    Olvera, Monica L.
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    Acculturative stress can be associated with increased conflicts between Latino parents and adolescent youth, and have negative effects on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices. Yet, the potentially deleterious effects of acculturative stress on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices may be mitigated through positive acculturative...
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    community, including students and faculty, past and present: most notably Heidi Igarashi, Lupe Díaz, Lori

  • Forging new paths : life course transitions for American women and their families

    Creator:
    Schmiege, Cynthia J.
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    Families of remarriage constitute a growing number of American families. The spiraling divorce rate of the 1970s was accompanied by a concomitant increase in the number of remarriages. Forty percent of American families today contain at least one spouse that has been previously married, thus studying relationships within families of...
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    Dissertation

  • Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

    Creator:
    White, Diana L.
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    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...
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    discussion group on mother-daughter relationships with Margaret Manoogian and Lori McGraw that grew into

  • Linking generations : the family legacies of older Armenian mothers

    Creator:
    Manoogian, Margaret M.
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    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...
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    listened when I was most desperate. In particular, I thank Marilyn Barlow, Debbie Coehlo, Lori McGraw