Negotiating Social Identities on the Borderlands: Counter-Stories of Mexican and Mexican American Adolescent Young Women's Lived Experiences
Author
Saathoff, StacyIssue Date
2020Keywords
BorderlandsCritical Race Theory counter-storytelling
Intersectionality
Mexican and Mexican American adolescent young women
Advisor
Combs, Mary Carol
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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This study explores the lived experiences and social identities of six Mexican and Mexican American adolescent young women living on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Their experiences are showcased using the methodology of Critical Race Theory counter-storytelling. Counter-storytelling is a type of methodology that challenges society’s dominant narrative about minority communities and instead centers on the lived experiences of the communities. The narratives in this study focus on four central themes: race, ethnicity, gender, and language. The study also combines the qualitative methodologies of grounded theory, case study, and critical ethnography. This study uses the theoretical frameworks of Chicana feminist theory, border pedagogies and epistemologies, and intersectionality to situate the young women’s lived experiences. These theories in combination provide a solid theoretical lens through which to analyze the complexities of social identities. This study highlights the importance of listening to Latinx youth voices as they are part of the largest growing demographic in the United States.Type
textElectronic Dissertation
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Ed.D.Degree Level
doctoralDegree Program
Graduate CollegeLanguage, Reading & Culture