Explores several insights of Western and Indian feminists on motherhood, both as an ideology and as a practice.
"93" Result
Sort By:
Explores several insights of Western and Indian feminists on motherhood, both as an ideology and as a practice. Cover page -- Half title page -- Series editor page -- Full title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Marketing page -- Contents -- A Note from the Series Ed…
Explores several insights of Western and Indian feminists on motherhood, both as an ideology and as a practice.
This book examines the social, economic and cultural conditions and stressors under which mothers commit infanticide, and shows how these conditions affect the ability to meet societal and self-perceived expectations of "good" mothering
Almost every story of maternal infanticide starts with "the baby wouldn't stop crying". But the story is more than just bad or mentally ill mothers who lethally assault their baby. The story is about how hard it is to be a good mother in a society where women are expected to rai…
This book examines the social, economic and cultural conditions and stressors under which mothers commit infanticide, and shows how these conditions affect the ability to meet societal and self-perceived expectations of ""good"" mothering.
In this text, Alison Stone develops a feminist approach to maternal subjectivity. Stone argues that in the West the self has often been understood in opposition to the maternal body, so that one must separate oneself from the mother and maternal care-givers on whom one depended …
"This book explores the experiences of Aboriginal mothers of Stolen Generations children, providing new insights into our understanding of this era. It reflects critically on human rights processes based on truth-telling, raising important issues about who gets to speak at such …
Motherhood, truth-telling and the Bringing Them Home inquiry -- Untold suffering? Motherhood and silence -- 'To the exclusion of the rights of the mother': the impact of aboriginal 'protection' legislation -- 'Strange anomalies': limitations on aboriginal mothers' access to soci…
"This book explores the experiences of Aboriginal mothers of Stolen Generations children, providing new insights into our understanding of this era. It reflects critically on human rights processes based on truth-telling, raising important issues about who gets to speak at such …
"This book explores the experiences of Aboriginal mothers of Stolen Generations children, providing new insights into our understanding of this era. It reflects critically on human rights processes based on truth-telling, raising important issues about who gets to speak at such …
The Maternal Experience explores the powerful and dynamic nature of maternal ambivalence and disrupts the conventional narrative of the mother's lived experience by arguing that encounters with feelings of hatred are both universal and have the capacity to stimulate and enrich h…
