Mothering in marginalized contexts : narratives of women who mother in and through domestic violence / Caroline Mcdonald-Harker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonald-Harker, Caroline, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wife abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 274 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, Ontario : Demeter Press, [2016]

Summary:

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" is/should be, because they have lived and mothered in domestic.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright Page

Title Page

Dedication

Table of 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

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-77258-055-4

OCLC:

1148906538