Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Communication and Storytelling Studies
Date of Award
8-2023
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Christine Anzur
Committee Members
Amber Kinser, Jill LeRoy-Frazier
Abstract
Existing literature has identified mothers as the primary reproductive educators of their daughters and has determined mother-daughter conversations about reproduction to be an indicator of daughters’ sexual and reproductive behaviors. The overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, had an immediate impact on the reproductive lives of many people, including daughters. Through one-on-one interviews with 10 daughters, this qualitative study identifies three changes in mother-daughter reproductive conversations that were influenced by the overturning of Roe v. Wade: (a) The initiation of conversations, (b) the topics of conversations, and (c) the tone of these conversations. The results of this thesis not only provide initial insight into how daughters felt that their conversations with their mothers about reproductive issues changed in the wake of this monumental event, but also have the potential to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the larger impact of the event itself.
Document Type
Thesis - embargo
Recommended Citation
Smith, Casadie, "“Just as Scared as I Am”: Daughters’ Perspectives of the Impact of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade on Mother-Daughter Reproductive Conversations" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4236. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4236
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Included in
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons, Other Communication Commons