Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Farnsworth, Elizabeth Brooks
URN	etd-08142006-110050
Title	Reflexive conversations with bereaved mothers : a feminist and contextual perspective
Degree	PhD
Department	Family and Child Development
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Allen, Katherine R. Committee Chair Arditti, Joyce A. Committee Member Fu, Victoria R. Committee Member Maxwell, Joseph W. Committee Member Stremmel, Andrew J. Committee Member
Keywords	Mother and child Infants Death Psychological aspects Bereavement Psychological aspects
Date of Defense	1994-03-30
Availability	restricted
Abstract In this study, the experiences and perspectives of 10 bereaved mothers were investigated. The research was guided by a feminist and contextual perspective. A contextual theory of stress supports an examination of the perspectives of individuals in families regarding the impact of stressful circumstances. Individuals are assumed to be both active and responsive to the social system which includes individual, dyadic, familial, social, community, and cultural levels of analysis. A feminist perspective emphasizes reflexivity, collaboration, emotionality, and accessibility in the process of research and focuses attention to broader cultural ideologies which influence the lives of individuals. Women's lives carry with them the assumption of motherhood and the protection of children. When a young child dies, mothers find themselves in a marginalized social category
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