TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Negotiating the dependency/nurturance tightrope: dilemmas of motherhood and disability
JO  - Canadian review of sociology
A1  - Malacrida, Claudia
SP  - 469
EP  - 493
VL  - 44
IS  - 4
N2  - Normative femininity offers mothers a tightrope of nurturance and dependency. On the one hand, good mothers should be dependent through a relationship with a male provider. Conversely, they should provide nurturance through active, involved and expert mothering. This tightrope poses challenges to women with disabilities whose dependency on male partners can bring vulnerability to abuse, while dependency on the state can result in poverty and surveillance. This article explores the dilemmas disabled mothers face, reconciling their position of dependency against their children's need for nurturance. Complicating negative conceptions of dependency, many women described how some relations of dependency provided them and their children with positive networks of support.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1755-6171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-618X.2007.tb01353.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -