@article{ref1,
title="The mothering experiences of sex-trafficked women: between here and there",
journal="American journal of orthopsychiatry",
year="2013",
author="Peled, Einat and Parker, Ayelet",
volume="83",
number="4",
pages="576-587",
abstract="This qualitative study focuses on the mothering experiences of women from the former Soviet Union (FSU) who were sex-trafficked to Israel. In-depth interviews were conducted with 8 women who gave birth either in the FSU or in Israel. The women's stories reflect 3 experiential spheres, those of &quot;the good mother,&quot; &quot;the sacrificing mother,&quot; and &quot;the mother who wants for herself.&quot; These mothering spheres were found to exist against the backdrop of a life between 2 countries, where the women's mothering is split between &quot;here&quot; and &quot;there.&quot; Furthermore, it was found that the women's sex-trafficking experience continually threatened to invade the 3 mothering spheres and destabilize the balance among them. The splits and conflicts among the mothering spheres are examined from a gendered perspective with emphasis on mother-daughter relationships and on the social constructions of mothering and prostitution.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9432",
doi="10.1111/ajop.12046",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajop.12046"
}