Negotiating Social Identities on the Borderlands: Counter-Stories of Mexican and Mexican American Adolescent Young Women's Lived Experiences
Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: 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.
Author: Stacy D. Saathoff
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3044205309