Abstract
The Nurses and Mothering (NAM) Study investigates the beliefs of intensive mothering amongst nurses who are mothers. This study utilizes gender theory and Sharon Hays’ intensive mothering ideology to analyze survey results from 56 participants. The study found that nurses who are mothers rank low to moderate on an intensive mothering scale from 1 to 5 (5 = strongly agree with intensive mothering). The majority of the findings are statistically insignificant. Lastly, the study describes the general views towards intensive mothering of nurses who are mothers, in addition to analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on nurse mothers.
Advisor
Fitz Gibbon, Heather
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Skolnick, Sabina Beth, "The Nurses and Mothering (NAM) Study: Intensive Mothering and the Dual Caregiving Role of Nurse Mothers in the Shadow of the Coronavirus-19 Pandemic" (2021). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 9478.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/9478
Disciplines
Family, Life Course, and Society | Gender and Sexuality | Work, Economy and Organizations
Keywords
Intensive Mothering, Nurses, Gender, Mothering, Coronavirus-19
Publication Date
2021
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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