Help-Seeking Process of Single African-American Mothers Living in Poverty : a Grounded Theory Study /

This study took place in 2013. I was a doctoral student completing the requirements for my dissertation. This study was conceptualized from the disproportionate number of African-American children living in poverty who were in need of mental health services. In an effort to understand the lack of me...

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Main Author:	Graves
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] Sage Publications Ltd, 2017.
Series:	SAGE Research Methods. Cases. Part 2.
Subjects:	African American children > Research > Case studies. African American single mothers > Research > Case studies. Poor children > Research > United States > Case studies. African Americans > Economic conditions > Research > Case studies. Enfants noirs américains > Recherche > Études de cas. Mères de famille monoparentale noires américaines > Recherche > Études de cas. Enfants pauvres > Recherche > États-Unis > Études de cas. Noirs américains > Conditions économiques > Recherche > Études de cas. Poor children > Research. United States. Case studies.
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Summary:	This study took place in 2013. I was a doctoral student completing the requirements for my dissertation. This study was conceptualized from the disproportionate number of African-American children living in poverty who were in need of mental health services. In an effort to understand the lack of mental health utilization among children, African-American single mothers process for seeking treatment for their children were the focus of this study. This case study outlines my process for conducting a grounded theory study and generating a help-seeking theory that was constructed through the experiences of African-American single mothers living in poverty who accessed mental health treatment for their children. This case highlights the theoretical sampling procedures I utilized to recruit a total of 11 mothers, the data collection methods employed through the use of semi-structured interviews and ecological maps (ecomaps), and the data analysis process through the use of open, axial, and selective coding procedures. In addition to grounded theory methodology, this case study captures my experiences and lessons learned from employing grounded theory methods.
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Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781473981065 1473981069