Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
1996
Thesis Director
Melanie Mills
Abstract
Using volunteers who were single mothers of young children who were products of unplanned pregnancies in a non-marital situation, six interviews were conducted and disclosure and narrative communication patterns were observed. Each interview was videotaped and observations and comparisons were made about the subjects interviewed. Common themes identified included an overall willingness to discuss the father of the child, a correlation between the relationship with the father and the feelings felt toward the father, worries about money, the importance of talking to other people, a feeling that mother and child were a "package deal" in that if a man they were interested in didn't want a child, then they didn't want the mother either, a concern with the stereotype placed on single mothers in regard to welfare, and a general feeling of being tired.
Recommended Citation
Butler, Stephanie J., "Self-Disclosure Among Women in Similar Crisis Situations: Case Studies" (1996). Masters Theses. 1940.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1940
Included in
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons
