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Malacrida, Claudia – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2009
Women are expected to aspire to norms of femininity that include ideal motherhood, where mothers are positioned as ever available, ever nurturing providers of active, involved and expert mothering--indeed, being a caregiver is a master status for adult women in modernity. While this may be the case for all women, mothers who are disabled can have…
Descriptors: Mothers, Females, Parents with Disabilities, Sexual Identity
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Wade, Catherine M.; Mildon, Robyn L.; Matthews, Jan M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Studies support the use of family-centred practices in service delivery to families where a parent has an intellectual disability. This paper examines the importance of such practices to parents. Materials and Methods: Interview responses from 32 parents with intellectual disability were coded by two independent raters as reflecting…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Parents with Disabilities, Delivery Systems, Social Support Groups