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Circumstances dictate that many mothers play a central role in the upbringing of the disabled children. Mothers and children often find themselves involved in an unusually intimate and protracted relationship. This book explores mothers' perspectives about the ways that they find themselves acting as mediators between their children and a world that can be hostile to their interests. It takes as its starting point a study in which mothers from diverse backgrounds detail the ways in which they attempt to represent their children to the world,and the world to their children in both formal and informal members as well as battles and negotiations elsewhere. Their particular experiences and perspectives are linked to wider research and theory on motherhood and caring, the life patterns of disabled children and their families, and the discrimination faced by disabled children and adults. This work will be of interest to students of disability studies, sociology, women's studies, social policy and social and community work.Product Identifiers
PublisherOpen University Press
ISBN-139780335203109
eBay Product ID (ePID)86806547
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameDisability, the Family and Society
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDisability
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Work, Children & Family
AuthorRead
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight260 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRead