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Maternal Agency

Maternal Agency is a theoretical construct within the study of Black motherhood that denotes the capacity of Black mothers to enact deliberate, self-determined actions in nurturing, protecting, and advocating for their children despite systemic racial and gendered oppressions.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Mothering: Ideology, Experience, and Agency

Canadian Journal of Communication · 1995 · 375 citations

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Mothering: Ideology, Experience, and Agency.

Sharon Hays, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Grace Chang et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 288 citations

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Mother-Blame in the Prozac Nation

Linda M. Blum · Gender & Society · 2007 · 188 citations

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Mothering: Ideology, Experience, and Agency

Marsha D. Walton · Journal of Human Lactation · 1994 · 152 citations

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Identity and Agency

Sarah J. Reed, Robin Lin Miller, Tina M. Timm · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 2011 · 114 citations

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Authors

136

  1. JB
    JoAnne Banks‐Wallace

    University of Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  2. LP
    Lennette Parks

    Lincoln University - Missouri, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  3. ES
    Eija Sevón

    University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  4. FM
    Flaherty Mj

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  5. JC
    Jennifer C. Nash

    George Washington University, United States

    2 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

85

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    113 citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    104 citations

  3. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    152 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. Northern Illinois University

    DeKalb, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    220 citations

  6. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  7. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    65 citations

  8. University of Montana

    Missoula, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

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  1. Feminist Studies

    FS · 4 publications · 103 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 62 citations

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  3. Issues in Mental Health Nursing

    2 publications · 50 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 49 citations

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  5. Feminism & Psychology

    2 publications · 57 citations

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