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Alhuzail, Nuzha Allassad; Levinger, Miriam – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
Israel Qualitative study of 20 hearing Bedouin mothers of children with hearing loss in the Negev found clear evidence of the impact of social perceptions on the mothers' quality of life. Primarily, the mothers drew a direct connection between the birth of a child with hearing loss and the phenomenon of polygamy, which is widespread and accepted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Children, Hearing Impairments
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Dykstra, Pearl A.; Hagestad, Gunhild O. – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
The article focuses on findings that were replicated across several countries and considers their relevance for future older adults. Key findings are that (a) childlessness makes more of a difference in men's than in women's lives, (b) never-married women are a childless category with particularly favorable characteristics, and (c) childless…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Parents, Males, Females