Social stigma and management strategies of unmarried single mothers in Taiwan

The article explores the survival chances of children born out of wedlock in the Russian Baltic province of Livland from 1834 to 1891 and is based on court records as well as individual-level vital events data. The absence of a consistent mortality penalty for illegitimate infants and the considerable proportion of single mothers who went on to marry point to the lack of a strong social stigma. Other indicators, such as rates of stillbirths and early childhood mortality, mother’s age and socioeconomic status, and the time span between the birth and marriage, give evidence of marginalization.

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“SINGLE MOTHERS BY CHOICE”: DISRUPTING DOMINANT DISCOURSES OF THE FAMILY THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE ALTERNATIVES

International Journal of Child Youth and Family Studies ◽

10.18357/ijcyfs23/420117757 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (3/4) ◽

pp. 410 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jennifer Ajandi

Keyword(s):

Critical Pedagogy ◽

Single Mothers ◽

Nuclear Family ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Single Mother ◽

Family Status ◽

Doctoral Studies ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

The Family ◽

Pedagogy And Curriculum

<p style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in;">This paper seeks to disrupt the dominant narrative of victimhood associated with the single mother family status. There are many barriers and difficulties associated with this status such as economic insecurity and political and social stigma. However, there are also many rewards and possibilities that make this family status desirable and rich with possibilities. Single mother families challenge the dominant paradigm of heteronormativity found within the notion of traditional nuclear family households. Drawing on critical feminist and queer theoretical perspectives and qualitative research from my doctoral studies, I will discuss how participants created a new narrative for themselves and their children. In particular, I focus on single mothers engaged in critical pedagogy and curriculum and community activism to seek connections with others who also viewed their families from a strengths perspective. “Single mothers by choice” establishes itself in its own right as a formidable alternative to dominant notions of the “family”.</p>

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The Role of Stigma Management in HIV Treatment Adherence

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16245003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (24) ◽

pp. 5003 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lance Rintamaki ◽

Kami Kosenko ◽

Timothy Hogan ◽

Allison M. Scott ◽

Christopher Dobmeier ◽

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Keyword(s):

Treatment Adherence ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Medication Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

The United States ◽

Subsequent Treatment ◽

Hiv Treatment ◽

Hiv Stigma ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Stigma Management

Social stigma is linked to improper HIV treatment adherence, but how stigma impairs adherence outcomes is poorly understood. This study included 93 people living with HIV in the United States who participated in focus groups or one-on-one interviews regarding how stigma might affect medication management. Latent content analysis and constant comparative techniques of participant responses that were produced three thematic groupings that described how participants (a) orient to HIV stigma, (b) manage HIV stigma in ways that directly impair treatment adherence, and (c) manage HIV stigma in ways that may indirectly impair adherence. These findings illustrate the need to understand how patients orient to HIV stigma when prescribing medications and the complications that are inherent to such assessments. In addition, these findings provide a simple framework for organizing the different ways in which stigma management strategies may disrupt treatment adherence. Conceptually, these findings also offer a paradigm shift to extent theories on disclosure and concealment, in which only disclosure has been cast as an active process. These findings demonstrate how concealment is far from a passive default, often requiring enormous effort. Ultimately, these findings may guide intervention programs that help to entirely eliminate HIV by promoting optimized counseling and subsequent treatment adherence.

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Is Giftedness Socially Stigmatizing? The Impact of High Achievement on Social Interactions

journal for the education of the gifted ◽

10.1177/016235329501800307 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 319-338 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Rochelle Manor-Bullock ◽

Christine Look ◽

David N. Dixon

Keyword(s):

Social Interactions ◽

Information Management ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Emotional Difficulties ◽

Relational Dynamics ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact ◽

Gifted Adolescents ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Interpersonal and emotional difficulties of gifted adolescents have been well documented; however, the relational dynamics that lead to such difficulties are less well understood. Following ideas posited by researchers such as Coleman and Cross (1988), the current study attempted to examine the “social stigma of giftedness” and the management of this stigma. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to explore social experiences of students at the Indiana Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Humanities. Perceptions of cliques and how social interactions at the Academy differed from regular high schools were also addressed. Possible hypotheses regarding how these students used information management strategies to deal with the stigma associated with giftedness are explored.

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AN “ALIMONY HUNTER” OR A “VICTIM”: SINGLE MOTHER AS A CATEGORY IN THE 1950s AND 1960s SOVIET EVERYDAY LIFE

Вестник Пермского университета История ◽

10.17072/2219-3111-2021-2-173-185 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 173-185

Author(s):

E. A. Voronova ◽

Keyword(s):

Single Mothers ◽

Social Stigma ◽

Single Mother ◽

Child Rearing ◽

Soviet Society ◽

Single Motherhood ◽

The 1950S ◽

Post War ◽

Cultural Shifts ◽

Childbearing Women

The article shows that in Soviet society single motherhood existed in a variety of forms. The author claims that Soviet single mothers were contradictory figures, as the 1944 Family Law stated that non-marital childbearing women were officially supported by the pro-natal state. Contemporaries usually did not make any difference between war widows with children, unmarried women with children from cohabitation with men, and «real» single mothers. According to the author, between the 1950s and 1960s, the image of single motherhood in USSR fluctuated from the positive model of a woman, trying her best in single child-rearing to a predatory woman, the «gold digger» who was engaged in adultery with married men and ruined «normal» Soviet families. On the basis of letters to the authorities, the author shows how the term «single motherhood» was associated with the positive and negative sides of Soviet motherhood. Mothers usually refused to identify themselves as «single mothers» because of social stigma, so they chose different strategies in self-representation. Finally, the unstable and contradictory position of Soviet single mothers in people’s minds demonstrates both the issues of gender order and social and cultural shifts in the post-war USSR.

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Improving Speech and Language Services through Effective Time Management

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.1402.86 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 86-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Barbara W. Travers

Keyword(s):

Time Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Federal State ◽

Speech Language Pathologist ◽

School Based ◽

Work Area ◽

Paper Work ◽

Areas Of Concern ◽

State And Local ◽

Therapeutic Services

This paper presents strategies for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the school-based speech-language pathologist. Various time management strategies are adapted and outlined for three major areas of concern: using time, organizing the work area, and managing paper work. It is suggested that the use of such methods will aid the speech-language pathologist in coping with federal, state, and local regulations while continuing to provide quality therapeutic services.

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A Case Study: Unique Challenges of an Adolescent Female With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_persp-19-00132 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 314-325

Author(s):

Kimberly F. Frazier ◽

Jessica Collier ◽

Rachel Glade

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Social Performance ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Self Management ◽

Adolescent Female ◽

Social Thinking

Background The aim of this study was to determine the clinical efficacy of combining self-management strategies and a social thinking approach to address the social performance and executive function of an adolescent female with autism spectrum disorder. Method This research examined the effects of a social knowledge training program, “Think Social,” as well as strategies to improve higher order cognitive abilities. Results and Conclusion Although quantitative improvement was not found, several qualitative gains in behavior were noted for the participants of this study, suggesting a benefit from using structured environmental cues of self-management strategies, as well as improved social understanding through social cognitive training.

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Understanding Limited Use of Amplification in Infants and Children Who Are Hard of Hearing

Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood ◽

10.1044/hhdc25.1.15 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 15-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ryan W. McCreery ◽

Elizabeth A. Walker ◽

Meredith Spratford

Keyword(s):

Hard Of Hearing ◽

Hearing Aid ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Infants And Children ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Needs ◽

Case Examples ◽

Hearing Aid Use ◽

Wide Range ◽

In Infants And Children

The effectiveness of amplification for infants and children can be mediated by how much the child uses the device. Existing research suggests that establishing hearing aid use can be challenging. A wide range of factors can influence hearing aid use in children, including the child's age, degree of hearing loss, and socioeconomic status. Audiological interventions, including using validated prescriptive approaches and verification, performing on-going training and orientation, and communicating with caregivers about hearing aid use can also increase hearing aid use by infants and children. Case examples are used to highlight the factors that influence hearing aid use. Potential management strategies and future research needs are also discussed.

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