ERIC Number: ED435464
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 308
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ISBN: ISBN-1-57230-339-5
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Mothering against the Odds: Diverse Voices of Contemporary Mothers.
Coll, Cynthia Garcia, Ed.; Surrey, Janet L., Ed.; Weingarten, Kathy, Ed.
Based on the view that increasing numbers of mothers who do not fit a narrow traditional image are often maligned, misunderstood, or ignored, this book presents the stories of a diverse group of mothers whose life circumstances place them outside the mainstream. Chapters explore the lives of mothers of exceptional children and biracial children; mothers who seek closeness and connection with their adolescent children; mothers with HIV/AIDS; immigrant, homeless, single, lesbian, adoptive, and adolescent mothers; African American mothers living in poverty; and mothers in prison. Three "conversations" placed among the chapters explore similarities across groups of mothers. The chapters are: (1) "Sidelined No More: Promoting Mothers of Adolescents as a Resource for Their Growth and Development" (Kathy Weingarten); (2) "'Exceptional' Mothering in a 'Normal' World" (Miriam Greenspan); (3) "Homeless: Mothering at Rock Bottom" (Rebecca Koch, Mary T. Lewis, and Wendy Quinones); (4) "Immigrant Mothers: What Makes Them High Risk?" (Marilyn G. Fraktman); (5) "Yes, I Am a Swan: Reflections on Families Headed by Lesbians and Gay Men" (Laura Benkov); (6) "Safeguarding Wordless Voice in a World of Words" (Bonnie Y. Ohye); (7) "He Needs His Father: The Clinical Discourse and Politics of Single Mothering" (Phoebe Kazdin Schnitzer); (8) "Let Me Suffer So My Kids Won't: African American Mothers Living with HIV/AIDS" (Karen Fraser Wyche); (9) "'Real' Mothers: Adoptive Mothers Resisting Marginalization and Re-Creating Motherhood" (Betsy Smith, Janet L. Surrey, and Mary Watkins); (10)"Against All Odds: Resistance and Resilience in African American Welfare Mothers" (Elizabeth Sparks); (11) "Teen Mothers: Countering the Myths of Dysfunction and Developmental Disruption" (Patricia Flanagan); and (12) "Incarcerated Mothers: Crimes and Punishments" (Cynthia Garcia Coll, Janet L. Surrey, Phyllis Buccio-Notaro, and Barbara Molla). (Each chapter contains references.) (KB)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adoptive Parents, At Risk Persons, Black Mothers, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Early Parenthood, Homeless People, Homosexuality, Immigrants, Lesbianism, Mother Attitudes, Mothers, One Parent Family, Parent Child Relationship, Personal Narratives, Social Attitudes, Welfare Recipients
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
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Language: English
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