The Politics of (Un)Mothering - Chung, Connie
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Western, middle-class conceptualizations of "motherwork" has transformed the obligations and prerequisites of parenting to privilege social capital, emotional attachment, and material resources. Less is understood as to how homeless women parent their children in conditions of material deprivation and residential instability. In this work, the author explores the assumptions, core issues, and consequences of how researchers frame and represent homeless mothers. This literature review grapples with the politics of representation in documenting the homeless female "other."

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Produktbeschreibung
Western, middle-class conceptualizations of "motherwork" has transformed the obligations and prerequisites of parenting to privilege social capital, emotional attachment, and material resources. Less is understood as to how homeless women parent their children in conditions of material deprivation and residential instability. In this work, the author explores the assumptions, core issues, and consequences of how researchers frame and represent homeless mothers. This literature review grapples with the politics of representation in documenting the homeless female "other."
Autorenporträt
Connie Chung is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. She completed a master's degree at Harvard University, and graduated as Class Commencement Speaker of her department at the University of California at Berkeley. She is interested inhomelessness, urban poverty, and adolescent development.