NCJ Number: |
158392  |
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Title: |
Maternal Crack Cocaine Use: Ethnographic Reports |
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Author(s): |
S Murphy; M H Kearney; M Rosenbaum |
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Date Published: |
1991 |
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Page Count: |
31 |
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Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute for Scientific Analysis San Francisco, CA 94123 |
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Sale Source: |
Institute for Scientific Analysis 2235 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94123 United States of America |
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Type: |
Survey |
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Language: |
English |
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Country: |
United States of America |
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Annotation: |
This report presents an ethnographic perspective on the issue of mothers who use crack cocaine. |
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Abstract: |
The report discusses various feminist theories of motherhood, focusing on its historical, economic, and social-psychological context in American society. Mothering, in its contemporary configuration, is intrinsic to individual women's sense of self and identity. Preliminary qualitative data collected from crack-smoking mothers are used to describe their strategies for combining crack and motherhood, managing their feelings of guilt, and relinquishing the mothering role as both a consequence and a strategy of their drug abuse. The paper discusses some links between 19th-century political solutions for so-called unfit families and child removal policies enacted recently. 5 references |
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Main Term(s): |
Children of drug abusers |
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Index Term(s): |
Crack; Ethnomethodology; Parental attitudes |
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Note: |
DCC. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November 21, 1991. |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=158392 |
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