| Description |
xxiv, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Kathy Weingarten, Janet L. Surrey and Cynthia Garcia Coll [et al.] -- 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 -- Conversation One / Edited by Kathy Weingarten -- 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 -- Conversation Two / Edited by Kathy Weingarten |
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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 -- 12. Incarcerated Mothers: Crimes and Punishments / Cynthia Garcia Coll, Janet L. Surrey and Phyllis Buccio-Notaro [et al.] -- Conversation Three / Edited by Kathy Weingarten |
| Summary |
This compelling book presents the stories of diverse 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 teen mothers; African American mothers living in poverty; and mothers in prison. Their vivid, heartfelt accounts demonstrate the unique strengths of women struggling to overcome personal and societal barriers and take us beyond labeling entire groups of mothers as normal or deviant, "good" or "bad." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dysfunctional families.
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Motherhood.
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Mothers.
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| Author |
García Coll, Cynthia T.
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Surrey, Janet L.
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Weingarten, Kathy.
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| LC no. |
97047699 |
| ISBN |
1572303301 (acid-free paper) |
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1572303395 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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