Ambivalent Acceptance of Single‐Parent Families: A Response to Comments

Usdansky, Margaret L.

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00596.x

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“…Overview of the Literature on the Negative Societal Perceptions of Single Parents As the number of single parents continues to rise, unfavorable depictions of these families remain (Usdansky, 2009a). In her study looking at portrayals of never-married single parents and divorced parents, Usdansky (2009b) found that while unfavorable depictions of divorced parents declined over the century, the portrayal of never-married single parents appeared to be as unfavorable in 2009 as it was at the beginning of the 20th century.…”

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Positive Attributes of Never-Married Single Mothers and Fathers: Why Gender Matters and Applications for Family Therapists

Maier

McGeorge

2014

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

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Utilizing a feminist framework, this study examined societal perceptions of strengths of never-married custodial single mothers and fathers. Qualitative responses were gathered from 873 participants. The results of the thematic analysis suggested that the positive attributes that participants assign to never-married single mothers and fathers appeared to be more strongly influenced by gender than by single parent status. The results further suggested that participants' level of expectations was much lower for single fathers when compared with single mothers and that, overall, single mothers were held to a higher standard by participants. These findings have significant clinical implications for family therapists.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Positive Attributes of Never-Married Single Mothers and Fathers: Why Gender Matters and Applications for Family Therapists

Maier

McGeorge

2014

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

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“…These mothers are guilty, dishonorable, weak-willed, and neurotic; therefore, they need to be treated. Their kids are called "illegitimate" or "bastard", and they are seen to be hurting moral values of the society, economically in need of public resources, and psychologically problematic (Baber 2009;Bock Volume: 6, Issue: 1 April, 2021Gustafson 2010;Usdansky 2009). Therefore, this situation should be prevented in the societies by any means.…”

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On Being Unable to be A Single Mother by Choice in Turkey

Kahraman¹

2021

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Motherhood, which seems to be a women’s issue in principle, has always been a phenomenon that needs to be regulated through various practices by the rulers, in order for the patriarchy to sustain itself. This affects especially the lives of women who are not married but want to have a kid in many ways. In this research, the women in Turkey who want to but cannot have a kid because they are not married were asked semi-structured questions. The research evaluates why these women want to have a kid, what the psychological and social effects of being unable to have a kid are, how they cope with this situation, and whether they prefer to be a mother in a society where gender equality is ensured and single motherhood by choice is possible. In the research, case study, which is a type of qualitative research design, and homogenous sampling, which is a purposive sampling method, was used. Twenty women who were single and over 30 years old were interviewed face-to-face. The women were asked 16 questions. Then content analysis of the responses was done. The findings reveal that the women who cannot have a child have serious psychological and social problems.

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Invisibility, Illegibility, and Stigma: The Citizenship Experiences of Divorced Gays and Lesbians

Hoy

2017

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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Ambivalent Acceptance of Single‐Parent Families: A Response to Comments

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

Positive Attributes of Never-Married Single Mothers and Fathers: Why Gender Matters and Applications for Family Therapists

Positive Attributes of Never-Married Single Mothers and Fathers: Why Gender Matters and Applications for Family Therapists

On Being Unable to be A Single Mother by Choice in Turkey

Invisibility, Illegibility, and Stigma: The Citizenship Experiences of Divorced Gays and Lesbians

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