EG31
Item
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Title
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EG31
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Type
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Interview
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Date
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December 12th, 2019
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Description
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The respondent was born in Illinois and her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Pakistan in the 1990’s. She has two children under six years old – one boy and one girl. Her husband works full-time. She is the primary caretaker of her son who is on the spectrum of autism. This interview touches on the particularities of her son’s needs at home and at school as well as distancing and educating family on what having this specific disability means. At the end, the interviewee compares religious and gender differences in a cultural lens.
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Language
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English
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Subject
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Socialization, Improvisation of care, Educating family, Gender expectations, Improvements in religious settings, Cultural shifts, Insurance, Understanding religion and health, generational differences in levels of understanding regarding ability differences, ignorance around vaccinations and autism, Pakistan, United States, 2019, Disability
EG31