Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome: Constructing the Sociocultural Meaning of Disability

Autor/in	Lalvani, Priya
Titel	Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome: Constructing the Sociocultural Meaning of Disability
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46 (2008) 6, S.436-445 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9556
DOI	10.1352/2008.46:436-445
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Negative Attitudes; Down Syndrome; Social Environment; Parent Attitudes; Child Rearing; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Interviews; Emotional Response; Disabilities; Allied Health Personnel; Coping; Attitude Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Negative Fixierung; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Soziales Umfeld; Elternverhalten; Kindererziehung; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Emotionales Verhalten; Handicap; Behinderung; Bewältigung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung
Abstract	A qualitative study explored mothers' experience of the birth of a child with Down syndrome within a sociocultural context. Nine mothers of children with Down syndrome were interviewed. Mothers discussed responses to their child's diagnosis as well as negative attitudes toward disability that were displayed by members of the medical community. The narratives highlight the process of meaning-making that these mothers engaged in, their resistance to the dominant discourse on disability, and their eventual transformations in perceptions of disability and motherhood. The study suggests that the meaning of Down syndrome may be culturally embedded and that mothers of children with Down syndrome locate their child's disability within a social environment. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aamr.allenpress.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10