Paradoxical Mothers - Examining the complexities of being the mother of a disabled child and a deceased child

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dc.contributor.advisorHughson, E.Anne
dc.contributor.advisorMilaney, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorDesJardine, Patricia
dc.contributor.committeememberBadry, Dorothy
dc.contributor.committeememberNelson, Fiona
dc.contributor.committeememberDimitropoulis, Georgina
dc.contributor.committeememberFuchs, Donald
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-21T20:49:36Z
dc.date.available2021-09-21T20:49:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractMothers of disabled children can be silenced by stereotypical depictions of their heroism, bravery, divine purpose or own pathology. Born from a medical model perspective that sets disability as a type of death, these depictions have the power to elevate or denigrate a woman’s maternal identity. When disability is set as a metaphorical death, mothers are expected to grieve the loss of their imagined perfect child as a process for accepting their disabled child. Her resolution with that grief then serves as a determinant of her ability to love and care for that child. In turn, this same silencing serves to negate mothers’ voices in their process of providing love and care, even while they are being rhetorically elevated by human service professionals (HSPs) as ‘experts’ of their disabled children. The stories of six mothers of disabled children who have also buried a child speak of their understanding of grief, death, disability and expertise, as disruptive acts of resistance to such silencing. Their stories reflect a desire to challenge the notion that being the mother of a disabled child demands they adopt said stereotypes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDesJardine, P. (2021). Paradoxical mothers - Examining the complexities of being the mother of a disabled child and a deceased child (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39227
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113910
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectmothersen_US
dc.subjectdisabled childrenen_US
dc.subjectgriefen_US
dc.subjectdeathen_US
dc.subjectnarrativeen_US
dc.subject.classificationPublic Healthen_US
dc.titleParadoxical Mothers - Examining the complexities of being the mother of a disabled child and a deceased childen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMedicine – Community Health Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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