"“I fell off [the mothering] track”: Barriers to ‘effective mothering’" by Rochelle L. Dalla Dr.

Child, Youth, and Family Studies, Department of

 

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Article

Date of this Version

2004

Citation

Dalla, R. L. (2004). “I fell off [the mothering] track”: Barriers to ‘effective mothering’ among street-level prostituted women. Family Relations / Special Issue: Complexity of Family Life Among Low Income and Working Poor, 53, 190-200. DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00009.x

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Published by Wiley-Blackwell. Used by permission.

Abstract

Ecological theory and basic assumptions for the promotion of effective mothering among low-income and working-poor women are applied in relation to a particularly vulnerable population: street-level prostitution-involved women. Qualitative data from 38 street-level prostituted women shows barriers to effective mothering at the individual, community and societal levels. Suggestions for enhancing the lives and long-term well-being of prostituted women with children are included.

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