Author(s): Barbosa, Susana ; Branco, Susana ; Coelho, Sónia
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24438
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): Deaf woman Maternal grandmother; Family; Maternity; Relationship
This paper aims to identify the role of the maternal grandmother in the education of grandchildren, in a deafness context. We intend also to understand if the role of the deaf mother as the main educator element, is well defined in this family trio - deaf mother, child and maternal grandmother. So, our main goal was to comprehend the relationship between deaf mother and grandmother and if this relation respects the principles of mutual aid and cooperation. However, we also want to comprehend if this interaction, perhaps, jeopardizes the autonomy of the deaf mother who could be threatened because of the maternal grandmother’s behaviour.
