Giving voice to the burden of blame: A feminist study of mothers' experiences of mother blaming

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 150-158

  Jackson, Debra ^a   Mannix, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Feminist research; Mother blaming; Motherhood; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GUILT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GUILT; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 4544331380     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2004.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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