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Lexington Books Mothers of Adult Children 2015 Edition by Marguerite Guzman Bouvard, Mirna E. Carranza, Susan Duenke
Mothers of Adult Children elucidates what happens when children come of age and leave home, creating new lives in the realms of work and relationships. Mothers from around the world learn that this is the point in which their relationships with their children must drastically change. Mothers often come to terms with the changes by accepting differences and providing moral and emotional support when needed. However, the evolutionary nature of mothers' roles throughout the course of their children's lives is not only determined by the mother-child dynamic. The mothering of adult children is a transformative role, and the stories presented here show that the dynamics between mother and child are also influenced by cultural events. Accidents, disasters, war, and other hardships also intervene in these stories of multicultural motherhood. This book reveals the problems mothers of adult children face and celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of those who mother through hardship. Table of contents :- IntroductionChapter 1 - When Nana becomes a motherChapter 2 - Mad HeartsChapter 3 - Rethinking Salvadorian Mothers' "Suffering" and "Sacrifice" in a Transnational Context: Politics of EngagementChapter 4 - Mothering Adult Daughters in Contemporary Poland: Fluctuating Scripts ofFemininity in Post-Transitional SocietyChapter 5 - Motherhood and the Empty Nest: The Challenges of Letting GoChapter 6 - Prodigal Sons and Daughters? Mothers' Experiences of Adult Children Returning HomeChapter 7 - Mothering Adult Sons Versus Daughters: The Role of the SpouseChapter 8 - Mothering Adult Children With Special Needs: Handing In The UniformChapter 9 - Mothering For Life? Fractured Maternal Narratives, Care and Intellectual DisabilityChapter 10 - An Adult Daughter Lost in AlcoholChapter 11 - Mothering in WarChapter 12 - The Truth Is Never IdealChapter 13 - Mothering Lost and Found Adult ChildrenChapter 14 - Dreaming of Mothering; Waking to Joy and TearsChapter 15 - Rules of Engagement: Grandmothers, Daughters and the Mothering of MothersChapter 16 - GenerationsContributors' Notes