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Profesia de mamă - mama ca profesie?
The mother profession - Motherhood as a profession?

Author(s): Monica Gramada
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Societatea de Analize Feministe AnA
Keywords: the legal status of the foster parent in Romania; asistent maternal profesionist;

Summary/Abstract: The economic and social situation in Romania has increased the number of unemployed and the possibilities of professional reorientation quite a few. Women represent one of the most disadvantaged categories, as they are not offered viable alternatives on the job market. Another consequence of the present day economic situation is the high rate of the abandonement of the children that cannot be raised by their mothers in their own families. This includes the diminishing, even anihilation of the maternal feelingand of the maternal instinct of carrying the responsibility of own's child. This article aims at raising some questions: if motherhood became a profession, why should we not create a "school" for the biological mothers and so reduce the huge problems, even disasters in the families?

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 25-29
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian
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