Theoretical and practical difficulties in researching disabled parenting in Romania

Abstract

This article explores the difficulties in navigating the multidisciplinary literature on disabled parents in the Romanian context with the purpose of setting a framework for investigating this topic in Romania. The article highlights the paucity of existing data on parents with disabilities and their families in Romania and suggest steps forward for researching and theorizing parental disability from a sociological perspective in Romania.

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Elizabeth Lightfoot, Cristiana Lotrea

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Elizabeth Lightfoot, Cristiana Lotrea (2018). Theoretical and practical difficulties in researching disabled parenting in Romania. Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology, 9(2), 1-10. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-656507