Mothers in Urban India: Exploring Identity

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作者：

Bhandarkar, Renuka ^{[1
]}

Kulkarni, Mrinmoyi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Humanities & Social Sci, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India

来源：

INDIAN JOURNAL OF GENDER STUDIES | 2025年 / 32卷 / 01期

关键词：

Motherhood; identity; India; role conflict; support for mothers; ROLE SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSITION; HEALTH; ROLES; WOMEN;

D O I：

10.1177/09715215241301481

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Motherhood is a life-changing event. The experience of motherhood among middle-class married Indian women is explored in this qualitative study. The aim of this study was to understand 'how' motherhood is incorporated into identity within the context of competing discourses of patriarchy vis-a-vis modernism and feminism. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 urban women, and the data were analysed using thematic analysis. The following themes were identified: roles as contributing to identity, role conflict, social support and growth. From the Eriksonian perspective, motherhood is viewed as a period of psycho-social crises in which the original identity goes through a process of transformation to emerge anew. Implications of an integrated identity for the well-being of mothers are discussed.

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