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Voices of (M)otherhood: Listening to the Experiences of Single and Childless Women
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Author (aut): Chan, Rebecca B. L.
Thesis advisor (ths): Launeanu, Mihaela
Degree committee member (dgc): Kwee, Janelle
Degree committee member (dgc): Auton-Cuff, Faith
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Degree granting institution (dgg): Trinity Western University. SGS
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Abstract
Single and childless women over the age of 35 constitute an expanding demographic in North America and in many parts of the world, yet we are still living in a society that places great importance on marriage and family and views them as important markers of life success. This research was designed to explore how involuntarily single (never-married) and childless women experience themselves during early midlife (ages 35-45). Eight women’s experiences were explored in this study using the feminist relational methodology of the Listening Guide. Data analysis uncovered three categories of voices: voices which conveyed the positivity of living a single and childless identity (i.e. the voices of hope, faith, gratitude, nurturance, freedom, and resilience), voices which conveyed the struggles of living a single and childless identity (i.e. the voices of invisibility, shame, confusion, loneliness, guilt, longing, and uncertain waiting), and the voice of ambivalence. |
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single
childless
women
Listening Guide
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