“You don’t belong here”: Exploring how environmental microaggressions shape romantic expectations through photostory

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dc.contributor.advisorNorton, Aaron
dc.creatorJohnson, Sabra
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-29T14:36:06Z
dc.date.available2022-06-29T14:36:06Z
dc.date.created2022-05
dc.date.issued2022-01-20
dc.date.submittedMay 2022
dc.date.updated2022-06-29T14:36:07Z
dc.description.abstractThis research project engaged student members of the community through the use of PhotoStory. A method of creating qualitative research, PhotoStory includes the participation of research subjects as collectors, analyzers, and creators of data. Sample members delve into the research process as co-researchers through taking pictures of the research phenomena as defined by them and narrating the photo. PhotoStory as a process allows individual sample members and whole communities to tell their own stories and express what is meaningful to them. The interviews allow the principal researcher to see through the eyes of the student sample members and begin to understand the phenomena as it is experienced by the students themselves. Environmental microaggressions are defined in the microaggression literature but claim meaning beyond the scholarly interpretations. This project explored how environmental microaggressions were interpreted and experienced by the student co-researchers through their Photo Stories. Five major themes were found during the analysis of the interview and photo stories. Previous research findings in regards to microaggressions and their effects were supported by the themes described in this study. Moreover, this study adds to the current literature surrounding microaggressions and minority stress theories by centering romantic relationship expectations.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/13819
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEnvironmental microaggressions
dc.subjectPhotostory
dc.subjectPhotostudy
dc.subjectParticipant action research
dc.subjectPeople of color
dc.subjectWomen of color
dc.subjectBody image
dc.subjectSelf-worth
dc.subjectSelf-esteem
dc.subjectSocietal messages
dc.subjectStandards of beauty
dc.title“You don’t belong here”: Exploring how environmental microaggressions shape romantic expectations through photostory
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentHuman Development, Family Studies, and Counseling
thesis.degree.disciplineMarriage and Family Therapy
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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