Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Divorced Parents and Child-Rearing Consumption Practices Public Deposited
https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/undergraduate_honors_theses/2227mq145
- Abstract
- The study explores how the child-rearing consumption practices of divorced parents are influenced by the financial, logistical, and emotional dilemmas of parenting after divorce. Findings were obtained through in-depth interviews with ten divorced parents who had children ranging from six to thirteen years of age. Data analysis revealed two incongruent discourses, which I call Ideal Consumption and Realistic Consumption. Parents used ideal consumption to portray themselves as model consumers; while realistic consumption bluntly acknowledged divorce’s impact their spending. This research demonstrates how society’s perception of culturally appropriate child-rearing consumption does not recognize spending related to divorce.
- Creator
- Date Awarded
- 2011-04-07
- Academic Affiliation
- Advisor
- Granting Institution
- Subject
- Last Modified
- 2019-12-02
- Resource Type
- Rights Statement
- Language
Relationships
- In Collection:
Items
Thumbnail | Title | Date Uploaded | Visibility | Actions |
---|---|---|---|---|
divorcedParentsAndChildRearingConsumptionPractices.pdf | 2019-11-19 | Public | Download |