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UNCOVERING THE VOICES OF API WOMEN ON SEX
SELECTION, GENDER PREFERENCE & SELF-ESTEEM
Department of Asian American StudiesDrs. Sang Leng Trieu & Linda Vo
May 14, 2011Irvine, California
UROP Symposium 2011
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PresentersJedrek ChuaUniversity of California, IrvinePublic Health Policy & Urban Studies
Christine LeeUniversity of California, IrvineBiological Sciences & Anthropology
Allison NguyenUniversity of California, Irvine
Public Health Policy & Business Economics
Denise TranUniversity of California, Irvine
Public Health Sciences
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Poll
Do you believe boys are valued more in Asian families?
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SEXSELECTION
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What is Sex Selection?
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Hypothesis
We propose that sex selection and gender preference has an adverse impact on the self-esteem and self-perception
of Asian American women.
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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
Reflectionunintended consequence :)
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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
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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
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How self-esteem affects educational opportunities & career paths
♀ Desire to be male for greater freedom
♀ Need for push from parents
♀ Need for jobs with financial security
FindingsAttitudes on gender roles and familial responsibilities
♂ Privileged in job-related opportunities compared to women
♀ Get married, have families
♂ Men to protect women
♀ Family life given priority
♂ Jobs first, families later
♀ Gender-based chores
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Findings
Familial Responsibilities
Expectations placed on older child
Educational Expectations
Emphasis placed on younger child
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Conclusion
Parental Encouragement & Guidance
Careers with Financial Stability
Familial Responsibilities vs. Educational Achievement
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ConclusionLimitations
Ethnic Composition of Focus Groups
Follow-Up Questions
Generation Gap and AcculturationRetherford and Roy (2003)
Having open and honest discussionRecruitment
Asian Characteristics
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank Dr. Sang Trieu, Nina Nguyen, NAPAWF, our CYWC classmates and
our study participants.
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