Mothering in the Context of Poverty: Disciplining Peruvian Mothers through Children’s Rights

This article explores discourses surrounding poverty and mothering in the context of Peru. It specifically suggests that claims in the name of children’s rights provide a more morally acceptable way to discipline economically disadvantaged mothers. Mothers are framed as ‘bad parents’ when their chil...

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Main Author: Dena Aufseeser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lectito Journals 2019-09-01
Series:Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics
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Online Access:http://www.lectitopublishing.nl/download/mothering-in-the-context-of-poverty-disciplining-peruvian-mothers-through-childrens-rights-5919.pdf