"Motherhood is Our Common Denominator": A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of HIV-Positive Mothers
dc.contributor.advisor | Foote, Carrie E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Reichert, Erica S. | |
dc.contributor.other | Aponte, Robert | |
dc.contributor.other | Fife, Betsy Louise | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-09T14:43:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-09T14:43:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-03-09 | |
dc.degree.date | 2010 | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Department of Sociology | en |
dc.degree.grantor | Indiana University | en_US |
dc.degree.level | M.A. | en_US |
dc.description | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This study explored the experiences of raising children in the context of living with HIV/AIDS. In the fall of 2007, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 17 HIV-positive mothers (8 African American and 9 white) living in Indiana. Spillover theory was used to describe the interacting effects of the experience of living with HIV/AIDS and the experience of motherhood on one another. Findings indicate that maternal ideologies critically affected how the women experienced both their HIV-positive status and their mothering experiences. Findings also show that the mothers developed strategies to help them reconcile their valued identity as mothers with a stigmatized identity as HIV-positive women. Recommendations are made regarding directions for future research, social policy, and social service provision. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2462 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/686 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | maternal ideologies | en_US |
dc.subject | stigma | en_US |
dc.subject | motherhood | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | HIV-positive women -- Indiana | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mother and child | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mothers | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Motherhood | en_US |
dc.title | "Motherhood is Our Common Denominator": A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of HIV-Positive Mothers | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en |