Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
status factors, women's decision-making, autonomy, Bolivian families
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
Abstract
As economic and social changes continue to reshape familial relationships and processes in Latin America, there is much debate over whether these changes are increasing or decreasing the family’s quality of life. Some researchers argue that as individual roles within the family are redefined – especially in terms of traditional parental gender roles – family stability is disrupted. Others who are more reform-oriented assert that development, with its emphasis on providing more opportunities for women’s education and employment, is beneficial for families because it is beneficial for mothers. However, both theoretical camps agree that because of autonomy’s implications for familial well-being, there is an important need to understand what factors influence autonomy, and how changes in women’s autonomy affect familial processes.
Recommended Citation
Gregory, Tina J. and Forste, Dr. Renata
(2014)
"The Effects of Status Factors on Women’s Decision-Making And Personal Autonomy in Bolivian Families,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 383.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/383