Melissa Rizzo Weller
Biographic Data
| ID | 6644785 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Rizzo Weller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa Rizzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Weller |
| SIGNATURE | WELLER M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3318-5665 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I Want the Piece of Paper that Is My History, and Why the Hell Can’t I Have It?”
This study focused on how adopted adults who have reunited with at least one birth family member experienced identity shifts related to their original birth certificates (OBCs). Framed by the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI), 50 adopted adults discussed their experiences related to their OBCs and how their identities are connected to this symbol through three of the layers of CTI, the personal, enacted, and relational layers. Participants d…
Birth Mothers’ Experiences of Privacy Turbulence in Relation to Closed Adoption Information
Adoption information, including original birth certificates (OBCs) and (non)identifying information, is kept secret from birth mothers who place their children in closed adoptions. Through the lens of communication privacy management theory (CPM), the present student explores how birth mothers who participated in closed adoptions experienced turbulence related to wanting to still be included in the privacy boundary of their children in a range of…
I Guess They’re All Real Moms Then”
Language used to construct motherhood varies, not only among groups inside and outside the adoption community, but among members of each group, as well. Some language is used to clarify relationships in adoptive families, but sometimes language can be stigmatizing, either intentionally or unintentionally. This study is a content analysis examining the construction of motherhood through language in 84 blogs written by adoptees, adoptive mothers, a…
I Want the Piece of Paper that Is My History, and Why the Hell Can’t I Have It?”
This study focused on how adopted adults who have reunited with at least one birth family member experienced identity shifts related to their original birth certificates (OBCs). Framed by the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI), 50 adopted adults discussed their experiences related to their OBCs and how their identities are connected to this symbol through three of the layers of CTI, the personal, enacted, and relational layers. Participants d…
Birth Mothers’ Experiences of Privacy Turbulence in Relation to Closed Adoption Information
Adoption information, including original birth certificates (OBCs) and (non)identifying information, is kept secret from birth mothers who place their children in closed adoptions. Through the lens of communication privacy management theory (CPM), the present student explores how birth mothers who participated in closed adoptions experienced turbulence related to wanting to still be included in the privacy boundary of their children in a range of…
I Guess They’re All Real Moms Then”
Language used to construct motherhood varies, not only among groups inside and outside the adoption community, but among members of each group, as well. Some language is used to clarify relationships in adoptive families, but sometimes language can be stigmatizing, either intentionally or unintentionally. This study is a content analysis examining the construction of motherhood through language in 84 blogs written by adoptees, adoptive mothers, a…
I Guess They’re All Real Moms Then”
Language used to construct motherhood varies, not only among groups inside and outside the adoption community, but among members of each group, as well. Some language is used to clarify relationships in adoptive families, but sometimes language can be stigmatizing, either intentionally or unintentionally. This study is a content analysis examining the construction of motherhood through language in 84 blogs written by adoptees, adoptive mothers, a…
Birth Mothers’ Experiences of Privacy Turbulence in Relation to Closed Adoption Information
Adoption information, including original birth certificates (OBCs) and (non)identifying information, is kept secret from birth mothers who place their children in closed adoptions. Through the lens of communication privacy management theory (CPM), the present student explores how birth mothers who participated in closed adoptions experienced turbulence related to wanting to still be included in the privacy boundary of their children in a range of…
I Want the Piece of Paper that Is My History, and Why the Hell Can’t I Have It?”
This study focused on how adopted adults who have reunited with at least one birth family member experienced identity shifts related to their original birth certificates (OBCs). Framed by the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI), 50 adopted adults discussed their experiences related to their OBCs and how their identities are connected to this symbol through three of the layers of CTI, the personal, enacted, and relational layers. Participants d…
Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)