TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Contradictory Roles
T2 - A Qualitative Examination of Women in Church, Home, and Work Settings
AU - Watters, Elizabeth R.
AU - Gamboni, Casey M.
AU - Rigby, Amanda L.
AU - Becker, Matthew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Historically, there has been a significant overlap between religion, family, and work. The aim of this study was to employ qualitative analysis techniques to explore the narratives of women’s identities within these three domains. The present study included eight semi-structured interviews to understand the work, family, and church experiences of white, cis-gender women who worked in higher education and affiliated with a Christian denomination. A phenomenological approach was utilized, and open coding generated the overarching themes and subthemes. The results of the present study support the difficulty of balancing multiple and sometimes contradictory roles, expectations, values, and beliefs that women face. The intersection between religion, work, family, and psychological processes is evident in the narratives of these participants. Practical implications are explored relating to the gendered roles and dissonance women experience and the theological importance of developing responsible biblical lenses for interpretation that incorporate feminist realities.
AB - Historically, there has been a significant overlap between religion, family, and work. The aim of this study was to employ qualitative analysis techniques to explore the narratives of women’s identities within these three domains. The present study included eight semi-structured interviews to understand the work, family, and church experiences of white, cis-gender women who worked in higher education and affiliated with a Christian denomination. A phenomenological approach was utilized, and open coding generated the overarching themes and subthemes. The results of the present study support the difficulty of balancing multiple and sometimes contradictory roles, expectations, values, and beliefs that women face. The intersection between religion, work, family, and psychological processes is evident in the narratives of these participants. Practical implications are explored relating to the gendered roles and dissonance women experience and the theological importance of developing responsible biblical lenses for interpretation that incorporate feminist realities.
KW - Family life
KW - feminism
KW - religion
KW - theology
KW - women
KW - work
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U2 - 10.1080/08952833.2021.1893512
DO - 10.1080/08952833.2021.1893512
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101741038
JO - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
SN - 0895-2833
ER -