Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
Volume 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-428

Understanding Context and Culture in the Parenting Approaches of Immigrant South Asian Mothers (Article)

Maiter S.* , George U.
  • a Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 3C5, Canada
  • b Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ont. M5S 1A1, Canada

Abstract

This qualitative study of the parenting approaches of immigrant South Asian Canadian mothers found that character formation and identity formation were the mothers' key goals of parenting. Internalized cultural values, beliefs, and norms and external factors related to their social context and environment, such as collectivism, dual socialization, and environmental stress, guided the mothers' approaches to parenting. Social service providers need to lie aware that racial-minority mothers think through their approaches to parenting to respond to social contexts that have negative consequences for their children and should include this understanding in their provision of services.

Author Keywords

Child-rearing practices cross-cultural Parenting

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0142169374&doi=10.1177%2f0886109903257589&partnerID=40&md5=ced64506a6d5d0f19749f835f11bf7d1
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903257589
ISSN: 08861099
Cited by: 28
Original Language: English