“D” is for Divorce: An Autoethnography
Affiliation
University of South Florida
Start Date
15-4-2017 11:30 AM
End Date
15-4-2017 12:00 PM
Presentation Keywords/Areas
Researcher as Writer (Auto-Ethnography, Narrative Inquiry, etc).
Additional Presentation Keywords/Areas
Identity and Self-Inquiry
Abstract
The purpose of this is to critically examine the author’s adult experience of her parents’ divorce. Through the use of reflexive authoethonography, she details the event of the divorce and the feelings and emotions experienced as an adult, only child. Furthermore, she offers her inner thoughts and observations about how to comprehend and live through a permanent, unexpected change. Findings may assist others with divorced parents, the grieving process, and how to cope with life altering events.
“D” is for Divorce: An Autoethnography
The purpose of this is to critically examine the author’s adult experience of her parents’ divorce. Through the use of reflexive authoethonography, she details the event of the divorce and the feelings and emotions experienced as an adult, only child. Furthermore, she offers her inner thoughts and observations about how to comprehend and live through a permanent, unexpected change. Findings may assist others with divorced parents, the grieving process, and how to cope with life altering events.
Presentation Type and Comments
20-minute paper presentation.
This autoethnography has been accepted in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage in the December 2016 issue.