Navigating mothering through the system : attending to mother-frontline worker interactions
Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008. Education Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-182) This research explored how mothers, who are recipients of the institutionalized social support system, felt their understandings and experiences of mothering were shaped by their...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses4/145122 2023-05-15T17:23:34+02:00 Navigating mothering through the system : attending to mother-frontline worker interactions Barrett, Irene Amanda, 1980- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador; 2007 vii, 199 leaves Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/145122 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (23.00 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Barrett_IreneA.pdf a2523249 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/145122 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Mothers--Newfoundland and Labrador Self-acceptance in women--Newfoundland and Labrador Social workers--Newfoundland and Labrador Welfare recipients--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2007 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:22:36Z Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008. Education Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-182) This research explored how mothers, who are recipients of the institutionalized social support system, felt their understandings and experiences of mothering were shaped by their interactions with system frontline workers. Using hermeneutical and critical interpretive epistemologies grounded in Feminist methodology, this research explored the negative influence mother-blaming beliefs had on mother/worker interactions. Specifically, this research found that mothers' experiences of their interactions with frontline workers were fraught with experiences of oppression and disrespect. Examples shared by the mothers, such as surveillance and living in a fish bowl; unsolicited support; trust and obey; and using personal and institutional power to disempower were all themes giving voice to mothers' experiences of mother-blame. The power differentials in worker/mother interactions were explored in this research as were the mothers' struggles between compliance and resistance to these complex dynamics. The role of frontline workers' personal values, their position as workers of the system, and the larger societal contexts within which mother/workers interactions reside were each examined. Recommendations for personal, institutional, and societal change based on the mothers' critiques of their interactions with frontline workers conclude this work. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Newfoundland Canada |
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Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008. Education Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-182) This research explored how mothers, who are recipients of the institutionalized social support system, felt their understandings and experiences of mothering were shaped by their interactions with system frontline workers. Using hermeneutical and critical interpretive epistemologies grounded in Feminist methodology, this research explored the negative influence mother-blaming beliefs had on mother/worker interactions. Specifically, this research found that mothers' experiences of their interactions with frontline workers were fraught with experiences of oppression and disrespect. Examples shared by the mothers, such as surveillance and living in a fish bowl; unsolicited support; trust and obey; and using personal and institutional power to disempower were all themes giving voice to mothers' experiences of mother-blame. The power differentials in worker/mother interactions were explored in this research as were the mothers' struggles between compliance and resistance to these complex dynamics. The role of frontline workers' personal values, their position as workers of the system, and the larger societal contexts within which mother/workers interactions reside were each examined. Recommendations for personal, institutional, and societal change based on the mothers' critiques of their interactions with frontline workers conclude this work. |
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