title: Contemporary mothering in a diverse society.
abstract: The contextual and environmental factors that may affect mothering and perceptions of the maternal role in today's increasingly diverse society are described. Following a historical overview of the development of maternal role theory within the nursing literature, the influence of images and myths in Western society, race/ethnicity, cultural background, and employment status are discussed. Guidelines for nursing interventions that allow for individual and cultural differences are provided.
authors.affiliation: Audrienne H. Moseley Endowed Chair in Women's Health Research in the School of Nursing at the University of California at Los Angeles, USA. dkoniak@sonnet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koniak-Griffin
authors.forename: M Cynthia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Logsdon
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hines-Martin
authors.forename: Carmen C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000523:psychology; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009229:Mythology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011582:Psychological Theory; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors