Daily Family Routines of Italian and Ecuadorian Immigrant Mothers in Everyday Life

A Qualitative Approach Using Diaries and Interviews

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ID3348799
AutoresNadia Rania (0000-0001-5952-8094), Laura Migliorini (0000-0002-8148-6756), Stefania Rebora, Paola Cardinali (0000-0002-9712-8179)
Ano2015
Volume5
Fascículo4
Data de publicação2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244015609411
OpenAlexW2199624985
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas59

This study compares Italian mothers' and Ecuadorian immigrant mothers' daily family routines. Thirty mothers took part in this investigation: 15 Italians ( M = 37.5 years, with ages ranging from 30 to 42 years) and 15 Ecuadorians ( M = 36.1 years, with ages ranging from 18 to 46 years and having lived in Italy for an average of 15 years), with children ranging in age from 4 to 8 years. The objective is to highlight the differences and similarities between the daily routines and family relations that characterize the lives of each of the two groups of participants. The instruments employed in service of these aims were in-depth interviews and diaries. The results showed similarities regarding the routines of Italian and Ecuadorian families. However, a relevant difference emerged regarding their perceptions of social support. Specifically, Italians receive more social support from their parents than do Ecuadorians, who are supported more by other relatives or by friends

Everyday life · Geography · Immigration · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Demography