Are Abused Women 'Neglectful'Mothers? A Critical Reflection Based onWomen's Experiences

Gender and Child Welfare in Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 121-148

  Lapierre, Simon ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abused women are they 'neglectful' mothers and women's experiences; Abusive men targeting mothering as part of violence; Children's needs and social prescriptions for mothering 'expert' discourses; Criticizing child welfare workers avoiding and minimizing domestic violence; Domestic violence issue in child welfare; Growing concerns with situation of children living in domestic violence; Holistic and complex understanding of mothering in domestic violence; With recourse to 'science'; Women's experiences of child welfare interventions; Women's experiences of mothering context of domestic violence; Women's violence towards their partners focus of intervention

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EID: 84952658179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470684771.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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