Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood Across Cultural Differences - A Reader (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781927335390)

Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood across Cultural Differences, the first-ever Reader on the subject matter, examines the meaning and practice of mothering/motherhood from a multitude of maternal perspectives. The Reader includes 22 chapters on the following maternal identities: Aboriginal, Adoptive, At-Home, Birth, Black, Disabled, East-Asian, Feminist, Immigrant/Refuge, Latina/Chicana, Poor/Low Income, Migrant, Non-Residential, Older, Queer, Rural, Single, South-Asian, Stepmothers, Working, Young Mothers, and Mothers of Adult Children. Each chapter provides background and context, examines the challenges and possibilities of mothering/motherhood for each group of mothers and considers directions for future research. The first anthology to provide a comprehensive examination of mothers/mothering/ motherhood across diverse cultural locations and subject positions, the book is essential reading for maternal scholars and activists and serves as an ideal course text for a wide range of courses in Motherhood Studies.

Author: Andrea O'Reilly
ISBN-10: 1927335396
ISBN-13: 9781927335390
Publisher: Demeter Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2014
Pages: 513
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d