Poor Mothers and Habits of Hiding: Participatory Methods in Poverty Research

Dodson, Lisa; Schmalzbauer, Leah

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00186.x

Cited by 77 publications

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“…From a policy perspective, our findings suggest that there is a large degree of inutility in escalating deportation, particularly when similar factors are selecting both migrants and deportees. Secondly, this increased “churning” of newly arriving migrants and newly departing deportees has enormous potential for increased harm given the well established negative consequences of deportation for the disruption of communities, families, and individuals (Amuedo‐Dorantes and Mazzolari 2010; Noguera 1999; Dodson and Schmalzbauer 2005). Given that the vast majority of Honduran deportees are not deported on criminal charges, this raises the question of the effectiveness of resources committed to deportation, as opposed to legal programs to facilitate the temporary migration of labor migrants.…”

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Shifting Trends in Central American Migration:A Demographic Examination of Increasing Honduran-U.S. Immigration and Deportation

Blanchard

Hamilton

Rodríguez

et al. 2011

The Latin Americanist

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shifting Trends in Central American Migration:A Demographic Examination of Increasing Honduran-U.S. Immigration and Deportation

Blanchard

Hamilton

Rodríguez

et al. 2011

The Latin Americanist

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“…The inquiry used a constructivist grounded theory lens in that the researchers learned through engagement with the participants which themes emerged and how to better conduct the inquiry (Dodson & Schmalzbauer, 2005;Fine & Weis, 1996). The research team created new questions to address the insights and suggestions of the participants and to pursue themes that emerged from the processes of coding, writing memos, and discussing emerging ideas (Charmaz, 2006).…”

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Moving “Up and Out” Together: Exploring the Mother–Child Bond in Low‐Income, Single‐Mother‐Headed Families

Freeman

2016

J of Marriage and Family

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Bearing children is often viewed as negatively impacting the social mobility of low‐income single mothers. This analysis draws on 66 in‐depth interviews with low‐income, single‐mother participants in an antipoverty program in Boston. The author argues that the mother–child relationship is at the center of efforts by these single mothers to move out of poverty. Interviewees repeatedly expressed the primacy of their children's needs being met in order for them to move forward. Mothers tried to include their children in efforts to move out of poverty, thus fulfilling the role of a “good mother” while exhibiting proper behavior for a poor person trying to achieve economic independence. The data here highlight the limitations of policy initiatives that fail to acknowledge the centrality of children's well‐being to the lives of single mothers and suggest that the mother–child bond may be an untapped resource for policies and programs serving this community.

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“…The inquiry utilized a constructivist lens in that the researchers learned through engagement with the participants how to better conduct the inquiry (Dodson, ; Fine & Weiss, ). As the research team learned about the experiences of the interviewees, they created new questions to respond to the insights and suggestions of the participants (Charmaz, ).…”

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Social Network Development among Low-Income Single Mothers: Potential for Bridging, Bonding, and Building

Freeman

Dodson

2014

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This article explores the potential for community-based social networks to help low-income mothers manage responsibilities of work and family. This 3-year ethnographic study examined the experiences of low-income single mothers participating in an antipoverty program in Boston, Massachusetts, through 73 in-depth interviews. The data refute the claim that bonds within the community hinder women in their attempts to move their families out of poverty. The authors observed benefits from social networks that emerged as a result of program participation in the following categories: practical support, emotional support, modeling and mentoring, and expansion of information resources. The authors also uncovered a new kind of social network formed among low-income women who were actively pursuing a path out of poverty. These hybrid networks, building social networks, form among people who are straddling two worlds and, as such, are uniquely positioned to help one another.Social capital has been increasingly recognized as a valuable resource for people throughout society but is often left out of discussions about

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Poor Mothers and Habits of Hiding: Participatory Methods in Poverty Research

Cited by 77 publications

References 18 publications

Shifting Trends in Central American Migration:A Demographic Examination of Increasing Honduran-U.S. Immigration and Deportation

Shifting Trends in Central American Migration:A Demographic Examination of Increasing Honduran-U.S. Immigration and Deportation

Moving “Up and Out” Together: Exploring the Mother–Child Bond in Low‐Income, Single‐Mother‐Headed Families

Social Network Development among Low-Income Single Mothers: Potential for Bridging, Bonding, and Building

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