A Grounded Theory Approach to Mother’s Opinion Preparing Adulthood Life of Young People with Developmental Disabilities

Lim, Hae-Gyeoung; Park, JaeKook; 이연재,

doi:10.19049/jsped.2017.18.4.12

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“…Mothers in this study testified that they were not able to imagine new possibilities of maternal roles at home and “separate” their lives from their disabled children; their lives got mired in despair, and they lost a sense of self as they practiced ascribed maternal responsibilities. They cannot avoid thinking of the insecure future after their children's graduation, which increases their care burdens and emotional stress (Choi, 2010; Lim et al., 2017). Studies have argued that mothers with disabled children redefine the meaning of disabilities from the dominant perspective of disabilities as they engage with embodied experiences of impairment through their children (Landsman, 2008).…”

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Between “devoted mothers” and “disability advocates”: When Korean mothers of developmentally disabled adults become committed to social change

2023

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This study explores how mothers of children who are young adults with developmental disabilities in South Korea experience identity strain and tension when they engage in advocacy on behalf of their children. Based on in‐depth interviews with 20 mothers in Korea who are members of parents’ advocacy groups, this article found that women experienced feelings of tension that arose when they deviated from normative understandings of what it means to be “devoted mothers.” Furthermore, they created two alternative versions of maternal roles—professional “I” mothers and professional “WE” mothers—that supported their identities as “disability advocates” in order to alleviate their emotional experiences. Such differences led them to practice different styles of advocacy in their interactions with disability welfare services. Based on these findings, this article discusses identity strain that emerges during the mothers’ political engagement on behalf of their disabled children. In doing so, it contributes to expanding current attention to parental advocacy activities in order to more deeply understand women's agential power to force social change and to act against existing state policies and power.

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Between “devoted mothers” and “disability advocates”: When Korean mothers of developmentally disabled adults become committed to social change

2023

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A Grounded Theory Approach to Mother’s Opinion Preparing Adulthood Life of Young People with Developmental Disabilities

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Between “devoted mothers” and “disability advocates”: When Korean mothers of developmentally disabled adults become committed to social change

Between “devoted mothers” and “disability advocates”: When Korean mothers of developmentally disabled adults become committed to social change

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