Adaptation in American Indian families: Perceptions of older women
| dc.contributor.author | Watson, Julie Reed | |
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Hildreth, Gladys | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Armstrong, Joyce | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Fannin, Ron | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-07T16:12:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-07T16:12:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how older American Indian women perceive adaptation to a dominant society and its influences on American Indian family life. The subjects were 10 American Indian women from 50 to 78 years of age, from Ardmore, Oklahoma and the Dallas-Fort Worth areas. The study investigated perceptions held by women about dominant society influences on American Indian family life, traditions, and values. The nine themes that resulted from semi-structured interviews were: (a) importance of education; (b) value of job and employment opportunities; (c) teaching, speaking, and listening to Indian language; (d) attending tribal functions to maintain cultural identity; (e) sharing stories, ceremonies, and traditions with children; (f) adjusting to dominant society; (g) need for dominant society to be more knowledgeable about American Indians; (h) responsibility to the family; (i) less commitment to traditional American Indian family lifestyle. Two additional findings were: (a) influence and changes of American Indian youth and (b) losing American Indian identity. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/11687 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social sciences | |
| dc.subject | Gerontology | |
| dc.subject | Native American studies | |
| dc.subject | Women's studies | |
| dc.title | Adaptation in American Indian families: Perceptions of older women | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.college | College of Education and Human Ecology | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Family Studies | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Master | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en_US |