Writing against the image of the monstrous crack mother

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 511-527

  Gubrium, Aline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Crack mothers; Culture; Narrative; Recovery; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349153432     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241607309891     Document Type: Article

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