Mothering Against the Odds

Diverse Voices of Contemporary Mothers

Author: Cynthia T. García Coll
Secondary Author: Janet L. Surrey
ISBN: 9781572303393

We all know what a "good mother" looks like on television and in the popular imagination: typically she is white, heterosexual, and married, and devotes herself full-time to child care. But increasing numbers of women who mother today do not fit this narrow traditional image, and their different experiences of mothering are often maligned, misunderstood, or ignored.This compelling book presents the stories of diverse mothers whose life circumstances placethem outside the mainstream. Filled with the voices of the women themselves, chapters explore the lives of mothers of exceptional children and biracial children; mothers who seek closeness and connection with their adolescentchildren; 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 lab

Publisher: Guilford Press
Publish Date: 1998

Subjects: Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood, Family & Relationships / Parenting / General, Psychology / Psychotherapy / Couples & Family

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Parenting)