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Family sociology

the shared caring for children by women other than the biological mother, such as relatives and neighbors, described as a community practice.

In family sociology, othermothering refers to the shared caring for children by women other than the biological mother, such as relatives and neighbors, described as a community practice. This meaning comes from Collins (1990) in Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment.[1]

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Black feminist thought1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct community5 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs empowerment4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

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Collins, P. H. (1990). Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment. Unwin Hyman. ISBN 9781003245650

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