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

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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