Stewart, Sunita Mahtani; Zaman, Riffat Moazam; Dar, Rabiya - In: Psychology and Developing Societies 18 (2006) 2, pp. 227-239
In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 mothers of adolescents in Pakistan to explore the meaning of “autonomy†in this collective, highly gender-differentiated culture. Middle class mothers did not spontaneously mention autonomy as a basic human need; positive relationships were,...