What's in a Name? Name Choice, Agency, and Identity

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dc.contributor.advisorKrasny, Karen A.
dc.creatorGellatly, Katherine Patricia Mary
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-26T14:57:48Z
dc.date.available2015-01-26T14:57:48Z
dc.date.copyright2014-08-07
dc.date.issued2015-01-26
dc.date.updated2015-01-26T14:57:48Z
dc.degree.disciplineEducation
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMEd - Master of Education
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study addresses name choice among Chinese/Chinese-heritage students at two Ontario universities by asking if identity perception impacts the decision to maintain/change a name and who has agency in these naming choices. Ten out of the 11 participants opted for name change. Six participants attributed English name change to their teachers/education system in China; four asserted full agency in name choice; five were told to choose an English name, but selected their own; and two participants claimed no agency in either change or choice. Based on a grounded theory analysis, social and cultural capital (Bourdieu, 1992), Chinese naming habitus within a Canadian field (Bourdieu, 1984), and agency emerged as strong themes. Through these themes, participants’ negotiation of the third space (Bhabha, 1994) became apparent. This study suggests a need for teachers to gain cultural onomastic awareness so as to respect naming choices and agency of students in Canadian classrooms.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/28249
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectAsian studies
dc.subject.keywordsAgencyen_US
dc.subject.keywordsName choiceen_US
dc.subject.keywordsName changeen_US
dc.subject.keywordsOnomasticsen_US
dc.subject.keywordsChineseen_US
dc.subject.keywordsSocial capitalen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCultural capitalen_US
dc.subject.keywordsHabitus and fielden_US
dc.subject.keywordsBourdieuen_US
dc.subject.keywordsThird spaceen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCross-culturalen_US
dc.titleWhat's in a Name? Name Choice, Agency, and Identity
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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