The literature indicates that children growing up in female-headed families are at risk of experiencing social problems, lower academic achievement and delinquent behaviour. A qualitative exploratory-descriptive study was conducted to gain insight into the perspectives of adult children who grew up in female-headed families. Purposive and snowball sampling were utilised to recruit suitable participants. Data from 12 participants aged between 25 and 35 years revealed the strengths of these families, which are often overlooked and downplayed. The findings show that the p articipants developed independence and self-reliance emanating from their mothers’ survival strategies, resilience and perseverance

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Reflections of adult children raised in female-headed families

...............................................................................................ix Prologue................................................................................................1 Chapter One...........................................................................................6 Introduction...................................................................................6 Background of the Problem................................................................6 Purpose of The Study........................................................................9 Study Significance.........................................................................10 Positionality Statement....................................................................13 Limitations..................................................................................14 Definition of Terms........................................................................14 Organization of the Study.................................................................15 Chapter Two..........................................................................................17 The Changing Demands of School Leadership........................................17 African Americans in Educational Leadership.........................................18 Females Barriers to Leadership Position................................................18 Black Females Significant Relationships................................................22 Females in Educational Leadership......................................................23 Work-Life Balance.........................................................................24 Mothering and Work-Life Balance......................................................27 Race, Black Females, and Work-Life Balance.........................................28 Theoretical Framework....................................................................29 Black Females at the Center.....................................................31

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Life in Balance: The Work-Life Balance Stories of Black Female School Leaders

A growing number of scholars have considered how young Black women develop their identities within and against White supremacist ideologies of Black womanhood. The current study offers an analysis ...

A qualitative exploration of Black women’s familial socialization on controlling images of Black womanhood and the internalization of respectability politics

The experiences of adult children who grew up in female-headed families

African American Women’s Understanding of How Family Values Contribute to Social Aggression by Elsa Bernice Butts MA, Webster University, 2001 BA, Morris College, 1999 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy General Educational Psychology

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African American Women's Understanding of How Family Values Contribute to Social Aggression

The mother-daughter bond is a complex, diverse, lifelong, intimate connection that significantly affects development. While studies of intergenerational relations during old age have increased, as ...

Jean F. Clarke-Mitchell

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A Qualitative Study of the Black Mother-Daughter Relationship: Lessons Learned About Self-Esteem, Coping, and Resilience