Thursday,
November 02, 2006
Participants Needed for Italian American
Online Survey of Family Dynamics
The
ANNOTICO Report
The
Survey will be conducted by Dr.
Angela Danzi, professor and chair of
the Department of Sociology/Anthropology. Dr. Danzi
has been a member of the
Dr.
Danzi is the author of "From
Home to Hospital (Jewish and Italian American Women and Childbirth, 1920-1940)
(Hardcover)
Published by University
Press of America (November 28, 1997) ISBN: 0761809112
Book
Description
Employing seventy-eight in-depth interviews with
Italian and Jewish American women, this study presents the subjective voices of
women caught up in an important social change: the pre-1940 transformation of
childbirth. Italian women were more varied in their choices--some were more
likely to prefer home birth with a midwife, while others used a hospital clinic
or private physician. A significant number moved from home to hospital over
their birth careers, while nearly all Jewish women selected physician-assisted
hospital birth. These differences are explained by looking at the structure and
context of women's family and friendship networks and their personal links to
varying childbirth caretakers.
Your
participation is needed in a comparative study about family dynamics and the
ways in which Italian American families deal with interpersonal issues..
A
survey is available on-line and is completely confidential, or if you prefer, a
hard copy can be mailed to you or your group for consideration.
Your
participation is important and appreciated. Please go to the following link to
complete the survey.
For
more information about the study please contact:
The
ANNOTICO Reports
Can
be Viewed, and are Archived at:
Italia
Italia Mia: http://www.ItaliaMia.com
Annotico
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