Mothering Against The Odds
Diverse Voices Of Contemporary Mothers
Guilford Publications (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 22. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
271 pages
978-1-57230-339-3 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides a look at the experience of mothers whose diverse life circumstances put them outside the realm of the traditional "good mother". The chapters portray women whose mothering is often maligned, misunderstood or ignored - mothers of exceptional children, adolescents and biracial children; mothers with HIV/AIDS; immigrant, lesbian, homeless, single, adoptive and teen mothers; African American mothers on welfare; and mothers in prison. Using first-person narrative, focus group data, qualitative research and clinical interviewing, these stories challenge dominant cultural stereotypes. The volume provides a way of reframing clinical practice, developmental theory, and public policy away from blaming mothers and toward understanding and respecting their unique adaptations to specific, often difficult, societal demands.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57230-339-3 (9781572303393)
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Cynthia Garcia Coll | Janet L. Surrey | Kathy Weingarten
Mothering Against The Odds
Diverse Voices Of Contemporary Mothers
Book
05/1998
1st Edition
Guilford Publications
€57.13
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