Background Refugee mothers have fled from their homeland to escape persecutions with their children only to find other threats to their well-being in the new country. Building on previous research, it is known that being a new immigrant is challenging and requires adaptation. The adaptation process, known as acculturation, may not be successful leading to psychological distress. It is also know...

Taking present-day research into so-called new momism and intense mothering as a starting point, this article argues that the current mothering discourse, rather than articulating a new phenomenon, perpetuates a regulative discourse developed in the nineteenth century, in advice books written by medical doctors for pregnant women and new mothers. Both the Victorian and the present-day texts pla...

This article offers a theoretical account of the figure ‘Dadkhah mother’, ‘justice-seeking by highlighting her historical, political and feminist significance in contemporary Iran beyond. By drawing on conceptual analysis visual images, oral written history social media posts, I outline key qualities Dadkhah mother longstanding activism solidarity-building practices. elaborate what call ‘transn...

Sociological literature has begun to examine how mothers occupying non-normative positions negotiate the transmission of cultural capital and habitus, norms good mothering shape this process. However, less is known about second-generation mothers’ experiences, despite evidence changing gender relations within ethnic minority communities. Drawing on interviews with British-born South-Asian who h...