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- 1. UROP Symposium 2011 UNCOVERING THE VOICES OF API WOMEN ON SEX SELECTION, GENDER PREFERENCE & SELF-ESTEEM Department of Asian American Studies Drs. Sang Leng Trieu & Linda Vo May 14, 2011 Irvine, California Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 2. Presenters Jedrek Chua University of California, Irvine Public Health Policy & Urban Studies Christine Lee University of California, Irvine Biological Sciences & Anthropology Allison Nguyen University of California, Irvine Public Health Policy & Business Economics Denise Tran University of California, Irvine Public Health Sciences Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 3. Poll Do you believe boys are valued more in Asian families? Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 4. SEX SELECTION Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 5. What is Sex Selection? Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 6. Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 7. Hypothesis We propose that sex selection and gender preference has an adverse impact on the self-esteem and self-perception of Asian American women. Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 8. Qualitative Methods 2 Focus Group Discussions [N=19] Female Group [N=12] Male Group [N=7] Focus Group Included: Pre-focus group questionnaire Warm-up questions Focus group discussion questions Reflection unintended consequence :) Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 9. Focus Group Discussion Questions How Sex Selection & Gender Preference Affects Self-Esteem How Sex Selection & Gender Preference Affects Self-Perception How Self-Esteem Affects Educational Opportunities & Career Paths Attitudes on Gender Roles and Familial Responsibilities Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 10. Data Analysis Transcribed both sets of focus group audio recordings Generated transcripts totaling about 50 pages Coded and created themes Tabulated pre-focus group questionnaires Discussed & interpreted emerging themes Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 11. Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 12. Findings Attitudes on gender roles and How self-esteem affects familial responsibilities educational opportunities & career paths ♂ Privileged in job-related opportunities compared to ♀ Desire to be male for greater women freedom ♀ Get married, have families ♀ Need for push from parents ♂ Men to protect women ♀ Need for jobs with financial security ♀ Family life given priority ♂ Jobs first, families later ♀ Gender-based chores Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 13. Findings Familial Responsibilities Expectations placed on older child Educational Expectations Emphasis placed on younger child Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 14. Conclusion Parental Encouragement & Guidance Careers with Financial Stability Familial Responsibilities vs. Educational Achievement Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 15. Conclusion Limitations Ethnic Composition of Focus Groups Follow-Up Questions Generation Gap and Acculturation Retherford and Roy (2003) Having open and honest discussion Recruitment Asian Characteristics Saturday, May 14, 2011
- 16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to thank Dr. Sang Trieu, Nina Nguyen, NAPAWF, our CYWC classmates and our study participants. Saturday, May 14, 2011