Off-campus ETSU users: To download "Campus Only" theses, please use the following link to log in to our proxy server with your ETSU username and password.
Non-ETSU users: Please talk to your librarian about requesting this thesis through interlibrary loan.
Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Communication, Professional
Date of Award
5-2018
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Amber Kinser
Committee Members
Wesley Buerkle, Andrew Herrmann
Abstract
This research examines the effects of maternal incarceration in the United States with a specific focus on the short- and long-term risks to which children are exposed when they live with their mothers pre-incarceration. It synthesizes the pre-existing body of research concerning the effects of maternal incarceration and places it in dialogue with the author’s unfolding personal narrative—a story of resilience. Employing an autoethnographic approach and analyses of the letters her mother wrote to her while in a state penitentiary, the author examines her own life relative to the relational communication patterns between her and her mother before, during, and after her mother’s incarceration.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
McCoy-Hall, Tessa, "Up on the Mountain, Down in the Valley: An Examination of the Impacts of Maternal Incarceration" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3385. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3385
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.