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Mothering in marginalized contexts : narratives of women who mother in and through domestic violence /

"This book provides a rare and in-depth examination of the narratives, experiences, and lived realities of abused mothers--a group of women who, despite being the victims, are often criticized, vilified, and stigmatized for failing to meet dominant ideologies of what a "good mother" i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDonald-Harker, Caroline, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Demeter Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Copyright; Title; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: The Journey of Mothering in Marginalized Contexts; Introduction: The Dominant Ideology of Intensive Motherhood, the Discourse of the "Good Mother" and the "Bad Mother," and Mothering in the Context of Domestic Violence; 1. Mothering in the Social Context of Domestic Violence: What We Know and Don't Know; 2. Women's Narratives and Experiences of Mothering in Domestic Violence: From Their Voices; 3. Abused Women's Knowledge and Understandings of the Dominant Ideology and Discourse of Motherhood
  • 4. Abused Women's Subjective Constructions of their Mothering Identities: The Influence of the Dominant Ideology of Intensive Motherhood and the Discourse of the "Good Mother" Versus "Bad Mother"5. Abused Women's Mothering Identities: Intersections of Gender, Race, and Social Class; Conclusion: Finding Empowerment through the Storms of Motherhood and Domestic Violence; Works Cited