The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study is to examine Kuwaiti parents' experiences with autism, with the goal of capturing the essence of the parents' life with individuals with autism. The research involved interviews with 11 mothers who have children diagnosed with …
This study analyzed the perceptions of mothers of children with disabilities in Qatar. This interpretive work included components of the methodology of both cultural study and translation study. Mothers? responses in Arabic and Farsi, were translated, separated, and analyzed thr…
The social coaching and interactional style of Iranian-immigrant mothers residing in Northern California were studied in a cultural psychology framework for their contribution to preschool children's peer competence. Iranian-immigrant mothers' cultural values regarding childrear…
Drawing on capabilities approach and the framework of family as a system of cooperative conflicts (Sen, 1990) the present study explores how interaction between Muslim immigrant mothers and their adolescent daughters about being Muslim in the U.S. shapes girls' agency in negotia…
Data for this ethnographic study were collected over a period of two months in Islamabad, Pakistan. This study explored the daily life experiences of eleven mothers who cared for children with disabilities in a low socioeconomic setting. A holistic perspective of caregiving beli…
This book reflects on the nature of motherhood ideology in India, and its critique from a feminist perspective, in an effort to re-vision the embodiment of the maternal as symbol and experience.
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Embodying Motherhood examines motherhood discourse in urban India, in the context of prevailing motherhood ideologies from a feminist perspective. The authors' particular location as mothers and feminist scholars within an urban Indian setting and th…
This book reflects on the nature of motherhood ideology in India, and its critique from a feminist perspective, in an effort to re-vision the embodiment of the maternal as symbol and experience