My Father the Homeless Guy: An Autoethnographic Account of Identity Negotiation among Daughters of Homeless Men

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dc.contributor.advisorSchneider, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorOrtwein, Kala
dc.contributor.committeememberAtkins, Chloe
dc.contributor.committeememberBakardjieva, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-28T14:58:15Z
dc.date.available2016-06-28T14:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe homeless are generally categorized by the housed as being either worthy or unworthy, which is dependent on whether the homeless person is seen at fault for their precarious lifestyle. Regardless, the “inner lives” (e.g. relationships, self-worth, culture, et cetera) of the homeless are rarely considered (Snow & Anderson, 1987; Sommerville, 2013). Accordingly, those associated with the homeless also feel the side-effects of the stigmatization of the visibly homeless. This study considers the perspectives of daughters of homeless men, namely men who are deemed “unworthy.” Using an autoethnographical approach, life-story interviews, and discourse analysis, this study investigates identity negotiation among 10 women. The identifiers, abandoned, caretaker, and wounded betrayer frequently alluded to in the narratives of this study, describe how daughters conceptualize their own and their fathers’ moral identity. I aim to provide a previously unconsidered perspective of homelessness in order to challenge current perceptions of the so-called unworthy poor.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOrtwein, K. (2016). My Father the Homeless Guy: An Autoethnographic Account of Identity Negotiation among Daughters of Homeless Men (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27048en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3085
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Social Sciences
dc.subjectAnthropology--Cultural
dc.subjectWomenÕs Studies
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subject.classificationAutoethnographyen_US
dc.subject.classificationIdentityen_US
dc.subject.classificationhomelessnessen_US
dc.subject.classificationMental Healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationAddictionsen_US
dc.subject.classificationStorytellingen_US
dc.subject.classificationdiscourse analysisen_US
dc.subject.classificationFamilies of Homelessen_US
dc.subject.classificationMoral Identityen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhilanthropyen_US
dc.subject.classificationNarrativeen_US
dc.titleMy Father the Homeless Guy: An Autoethnographic Account of Identity Negotiation among Daughters of Homeless Men
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication and Culture
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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