Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	López, Nancy P.
Author's Email Address	paloma@vt.edu
URN	etd-02242004-173006
Title	Latin American Women’s Perceptions of Divorce: An Exploratory Study of the Situation and Image of Divorced Women in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Foreign Languages and Literatures
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Arditti, Joyce A. Committee Chair Bixler, Jacqueline E. Committee Member Folkart, Jessica Committee Member
Keywords	Puerto Rico Latin America Image Dominican Republic On-Line Survey Divorce Women
Date of Defense	2004-02-10
Availability	restricted
Abstract The identity of Latin America is composed of elements inherited from Europe, Asia and Africa. This identity has been defined with a series of images, roles, behaviors and rules created to maintain a particular unification among the citizens of these societies. Cultural ideologies involving marriage, separation and divorce have been subjected to historical changes. Divorce in Latin America typically has had a negative connotation and communities have considered divorced women as outcasts. The purpose of this study is to examine Puerto Rican and Dominican women’s perception of divorce with particular emphasis on divorced women’s image and experience in these countries. There are similarities and differences between the two countries based on geographical, cultural, historical, economic and legal issues. Due to the cultural presence of the United States in Puerto Rico, many issues now separate the two countries. I consider this “duality” (Traditional/Latin American and Westernized/American) to be an interesting context for exploration particularly as it relates to women’s perception of divorce.
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