Marginalised mothers : exploring working-class experiences of parenting / Val Gillies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillies, Val.

Series:

Relationships and resources

Relationships & resources

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Low-income mothers--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Low-income mothers.

Working class women--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Working class women.

Marginality, Social--Great Britain.

Marginality, Social.

Social conditions.

Great Britain--Social conditions.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

175 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

Marginalised Mothers provides a detailed and much-needed insight into the lived experience of mothers who are frequently the focus of public concern and intervention, yet all too often have their voices and experiences overlooked. The book explores how they make sense of their lives with their children and families, position themselves within a context of inequality and vulnerability, and resist, subvert and survive material and social marginalisation.

This controversial text uses qualitative data from a selection of working-class mothers to highlight the opportunities and choices they face and to expose the middle-class assumptions that ground much contemporary family policy. It will be of interest to students and researchers in sociology, social work and social policy, as well as social workers and policymakers.

Contents:

Marginalised mothers : representations and research

Re-framing class : exploring the dimensions of disadvantage

Mothering and material struggle

Class, subjectivity and motherhood

Challenging from the margins : managing institutional frameworks

Working-class mothering : strengths and values

Situating understandings of mothering : issues and implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-170) and index.

ISBN:

041537636X

0415376351

0203966791

OCLC:

70199861