Mothers of Adult Children

Herausgeber: Bouvard, Marguerite Guzman

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Produktbeschreibung

Mothers of Adult Children elucidates what happens when children come of age and leave home, creating new lives in the realms of work and relationships. This book reveals the problems mothers of adult children face and celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of those who mother through hardship.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 307g
• ISBN-13: 9781498515214
• ISBN-10: 1498515215
• Artikelnr.: 42284390

Autorenporträt

Edited by Marguerite Guzman Bouvard - Contributions by Mirna E. Carranza; Susan Duenke; Nancy Gerber; Trish Green; Tabitha Holmes; Elizabeth Hormann; Sandra Jarvie; Anna Karin Kingston Ph.D.; Elzbieta Korolczuk; Deborah M. Merrill; Alison Nash; Chrissie R

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1
When Nana becomes a mother Chapter 2
Mad Hearts Chapter 3
Rethinking Salvadorian Mothers' "Suffering" and "Sacrifice" in a Transnational Context: Politics of Engagement Chapter 4
Mothering Adult Daughters in Contemporary Poland: Fluctuating Scripts of Femininity in Post
Transitional Society Chapter 5
Motherhood and the Empty Nest: The Challenges of Letting Go Chapter 6
Prodigal Sons and Daughters? Mothers' Experiences of Adult Children Returning Home Chapter 7
Mothering Adult Sons Versus Daughters: The Role of the Spouse Chapter 8
Mothering Adult Children With Special Needs: Handing In The Uniform Chapter 9
Mothering For Life? Fractured Maternal Narratives, Care and Intellectual Disability Chapter 10
An Adult Daughter Lost in Alcohol Chapter 11
Mothering in War Chapter 12
The Truth Is Never Ideal Chapter 13
Mothering Lost and Found Adult Children Chapter 14
Dreaming of Mothering; Waking to Joy and Tears Chapter 15
Rules of Engagement: Grandmothers, Daughters and the Mothering of Mothers Chapter 16
Generations Contributors' Notes