Experiences and Barriers faced by South Asian Muslim Lone Mothers
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Sociological Studies
Abstract
Key words: lone motherhood social policy; minority ethnic group; ethno-religious and cultural barriers; intra-ethnic organisations; Bourdieu in ethnicity studies
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Joanne Britton (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Sarah Baz (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES/P000746/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2027 | |||
| 1939031 | Studentship | ES/P000746/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2020 | Sarah Baz |
| Description | The research has generated findings in the following key areas in relation to Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslim lone mothers and the vital role South Asian women's organisations play in their lives: methodological findings on doing research with PBM lone mothers and SA women's organisations. Lived experiences of lone motherhood: routes into lone motherhood, marriage experiences, domestic abuse, conceptualising sabra (patience - a Islamic and cultural term), entering lone motherhood and initial experiences including support networks (e.g. schools, families and friends), complexities of leaving relationships, spousal immigration rules impacting separated women, no recourse to public funds, stigma of lone motherhood, experiences of motherhood. Social policy and practice related findings situated in lived experiences: lone mother's financial struggles, employed lone mothers' experiences, barriers to employment, lack of English language proficiency impact on everyday lives, barriers to obtaining social housing and social isolation and loneliness. South Asian women's organisations: facilitating independence and confidence amongst women, providing advocacy support, barriers and solutions to access to mainstream support services for PBM women, organisation's activism (in relation to race and feminism) and further developing services. |
| Exploitation Route | I aim to take the outcomes forward by applying for ESRC post-doc fellowship which will include activities such as producing academic journal articles, disseminating findings to lone mothers and having a dissemination workshop for practitioners, policy and practice. If I do not achieve the post-doc fellowship I will still submit journal articles and disseminate findings to lone mothers once safe to do so due to Covid. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy |
| Description | A key non-academic impact output from my PhD is a review of services report for my case study SA women's organisation. This was viewed by the organisation's trustee board and used as evidence for a matrix review which will help the organisation when applying for funding. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy |
| Impact Types | Societal |