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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Motherhood/Mothering"”.
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#BlackMamasMatter: The Significance of Motherhood and Mothering for Low-Income Black Single Mothers
… state surveillance, the devaluation of their mothering, trying to raise Black children in a racist society, and navigating the neoliberal economic system. This dissertation examines how, in light of all this, such women perceive themselves as mothers and what they identify as the greatest …
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Bodied knowledges (where our blood is born): maternal narratives and articulations of black women's diaspora identity
… part of it. To address this theory, I focus on motherhood / mothering, a common role associated with women, and name and discuss specific maternal narratives as sites through which to delineate and interrogate the intersection of identity and Diaspora. Drawing on specific diaspora frameworks, …
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Negotiating Gender Identity, Motherhood and Consumption: Examining the Experiences of South Asian Women in the UK
… mothers living in the UK as they incorporate motherhood into their gender identities. Consumer research on motherhood suggests mothers’ consumption practices are intertwined with the dominant norms of good mothering that pervade many cultures, known as intensive mothering. To fulfil the norms …
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"Motherhood brings Joy and Happiness", Discourses of the Ideal Mother in South Africa
This research explores the effect of mothering ideologies found in dominant discourses by examining the discourses mothers draw on when describing mothering. First-time mothers who attended perinatal care in public healthcare centres are often faced with interventions like the First 1000 Days of …
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"Motherhood brings Joy and Happiness", Discourses of the Ideal Mother in South Africa
This research explores the effect of mothering ideologies found in dominant discourses by examining the discourses mothers draw on when describing mothering. First-time mothers who attended perinatal care in public healthcare centres are often faced with interventions like the First 1000 Days of …
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Motherhood experiences through transformations : narratives of intergenerational continuities and changes in post-Communist Poland
… sustain the presence of old cultural models of motherhood. The vast political, economic, social and cultural transformations were dictated by the globally overarching framework of the neoliberal or market metanarrative reshaping power relations and structures and impacting on everyday individual …
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Narratives from the nursery: negotiating a 'professional' identity
… The nursery workers' constructions of childhood; motherhood/mothering; policy reform; and professionalism are explored to offer insights into the ways in which various discourses intersect and are drawn upon to privilege particular understandings of the 'early years professional'. Further, through …
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Reclaiming Our Identities as Good Mothers: Narratives of Mothers with Child Welfare Experience
The predominant definition of motherhood in Canada, and Western Society, reflects the notion of intensive mothering, whereby mothers are expected to manage their responsibilities as the primary caregiver of their children and household, while maintaining employment outside of the home. This notion, …