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Navigating the Transition Into Motherhood: Women’S Experiences of Control, Emotion, and Social Ideals Wayne State University Wayne State University Dissertations 1-1-2016 Navigating The rT ansition Into Motherhood: Women's Experiences Of Control, Emotions, And Social Ideals Jody Sue Sauer-Sargent Wayne State University, Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations Part of the Social Work Commons, Sociology Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Sauer-Sargent, Jody Sue, "Navigating The rT ansition Into Motherhood: Women's Experiences Of Control, Emotions, And Social Ideals" (2016). Wayne State University Dissertations. 1661. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1661 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wayne State University Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WayneState. NAVIGATING THE TRANSITION INTO MOTHERHOOD: WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OF CONTROL, EMOTION, AND SOCIAL IDEALS by JODY SUE SAUER-SARGENT DISSERTATION Submitted to the Graduate School of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 2016 MAJOR: SOCIOLOGY Approved By: ______________________________ Advisor Date ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ © COPYRIGHT BY JODY SUE SAUER-SARGENT 2016 All Rights Reserved DEDICATION For my family: My grandparents, Twila, Boyd, Carol and Gene My parents, Janelle and Mike My husband, Shawn And our children, Lily Cate and Hunter Michael ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank the support of my dissertation committee: Dr. Heather Dillaway, Dr. Janet Hankin, Dr. Heidi Gottfried and Dr. Anne Duggan. I extend a special thank you to Dr. Dillaway as advisor and mentor; I am thankful for the time we have spent working together, and your support and willingness to always go above and beyond has meant more to me than I can ever express. I would also like to thank Dr. Janet Hankin for contributing to my graduate experience, included but not limited to helping me as I developed as a scholar. Thank you to Dr. Heidi Gottfried and Dr. Anne Duggan for your patience throughout this process. Dr. Sandy Pensoneau-Conway introduced me to autoethnography and encouraged me to use it, I thank her for this. Dr. Mary Kay Sengstock, Dr. Denise Reiling, Dr. Monica White, Dr. David Fasenfest, Dr. Khari Brown, Dr. Leslie Dobbertin, and Dr. Leon Warshay, I must thank for inspiring me to enter and continue in the academic world. I need to thank my good friend, Sara Amberg, for being beside me throughout my graduate education. Finally, there are the women who took the time out of their lives to allow for me to interview them; I would like to acknowledge their participation in this research project and thank them for their time, honesty, and openness. Additionally, this work would not have been possible without those closest to me. I need to acknowledge that this dissertation was completed, in many ways, as a team effort. While I did all the researching, interviewing, data analysis, and writing, it was my family who did the supporting, championing, and loving. Thank you to my parents and grandparents who paved the way for me to succeed and pushed me to be the person I am today. Shawn, you are my best friend, and I cannot thank you enough for everything. And to my children, Lily Cate and Hunter Michael, you changed my life and my research forever. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION. ............................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ vii CHAPTER 1 "Introduction" ........................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 "Review of the Literature" ............................................................................................. 5 The Motherhood Mandate ............................................................................................................... 5 The Beauty Mandate ..................................................................................................................... 20 Gaps in the Literature ................................................................................................................... 31 CHAPTER 3 "Relevent Sociological Theories" ........................................................................... 33 Medicalization of Gendered Reproductive Processes .................................................................. 33 Foucault's "Docile Bodies" Thesis ................................................................................................ 36 Doing Gender ................................................................................................................................ 39 CHAPTER 4 "Methodology" ....................................................................................................... 44 Methodological Approach ............................................................................................................ 45 Recruitment Procedures ................................................................................................................ 48 The Sample .................................................................................................................................... 53 Data Collection ............................................................................................................................. 57 Analysis Procedures ...................................................................................................................... 60 Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 64 iv CHAPTER 5 " Control and Lack of Control: Pregnancy, Labor and Early Motherhood" ....................................................................................................................... 64 Labor and Delivery in the Hospital .............................................................................................. 66 Early Motherhood ......................................................................................................................... 92 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 106 CHAPTER 6 “Contrasting Maternal Emotions: Guilt and Pride" .............................................. 108 Before Baby Comes ..................................................................................................................... 109 After Baby Comes ....................................................................................................................... 116 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 137 CHAPTER 7 “Ideal Mothers: Appearance and Mother Work”: ................................................ 138 What do Ideal Mothers Look Like? ............................................................................................. 139 The Real Mom ............................................................................................................................. 145 I Don't Want to Look Like a Mom ............................................................................................... 150 Mother-to-Mother Comparisons ................................................................................................. 116 Reactions to the Media ................................................................................................................ 158 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 163 CHAPTER 8 “Conclusion”......................................................................................................... 164 Control ........................................................................................................................................ 165 Guilt and Pride ........................................................................................................................... 167 Autoethnography ......................................................................................................................... 168 v Limitations, Contributions, Avenues for Future Research and Policy Change .......................... 172 APPENDIX A: Flyers ................................................................................................................. 175 APPENDIX B: Checklist for Screening Potential Participants .................................................. 177 APPENDIX C: Research Information Sheet .............................................................................. 179 APPENDIX D: Interview Guide ................................................................................................. 181 APPENDIX E: Questionnaire ..................................................................................................... 185 APPENDIX F: Women's Resources ..........................................................................................
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