Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: I would first like to thank the members of my dissertation committee for their patient support and guidance throughout my graduate school career. I am deeply grateful to Sarah Burgard, my dissertation committee chair and my favorite cheerleader. She provided much needed encouragement to pursue the research questions that interested me most, and she helped me to refine and clarify those questions. Our regular meetings kept me on track. Sarah also modeled how to achieve academic success while maintaining poise under pressure. Arland Thornton provided mentorship by inviting me to co-author a research paper. In addition, he read countless drafts of my solo-authored papers and gave invaluable feedback that dramatically improved the final products. Rebecca Thornton was remarkable for her generosity and her willingness to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries. Her invitation to work on her Malawi project enabled me to gather data for this dissertation and gain valuable field research experience. Collaborating with her on research projects and papers has been both rewarding and fun. I look forward to more opportunities for collaboration in the years to come. Elizabeth Armstrong provided feedback and support for my research endeavors throughout my time in graduate school as a leader of the gender and sexuality workshop. I am grateful for her contribution to creating
Author: Rachael S. Pierotti
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W381665775