Media Depictions of Brides, Wives, and Mothers, edited by Alena Amato Ruggerio, explores how television, film, the internet, and other media variously perpetuate gender stereotypes. The contributors to this volume bring a variety of feminist rhetorical and media criticism approa…
"A jewel of a book by this celebrated Chicana lesbian writer chronicling 'one small human being's struggle for survival, ' her 21/2-pound premature baby boy. While the specifics belong to Moraga and her loved ones, the tale is told in common with every woman who has experienced …
"An early modern domestic and spiritual memoir, My First Booke of My Life depicts the life of Alice Thornton (1626-1707), a complex, contradictory woman caught in the changing fortunes and social realities of the seventeenth century. Her memoir documents her perspective on the I…
Covers the debates over early institutional childcare, the problems of reconciling work and family life, the crisis of fertility, and the impact of the new capitalism on the changing landscape of childhood. Mothers generally face two extremes: staying at home and suffering reduc…
Covers the debates over early institutional childcare, the problems of reconciling work and family life, the crisis of fertility, and the impact of the new capitalism on the changing landscape of childhood.
"Listening to the Beat of Our Drum: Stories of Parenting in a Contemporary Society is a collection of stories, inspired by a wealth of experiences across space and time from a kokum, an auntie, two-spirit parents, a Metis mother, a Tlinglit/Anishnabe Métis mother and an allied f…
by Sirett, Dawn, Shooter, Howard, Parfitt, Rachael, Seedlings braille books
Soft, warm. safe, strong, - in our early year, Mommy is the center of our world. Celebrate the special bond between mother and child.
"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor - including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother - and how she retook control of her life." --
This thesis, 'The life histories of teacher mothers: exploring a special situation' concerns a personally motivated study on the experiences and influences on Primary and Early Years teachers who are also mothers. The study involved unstructured life-history interviews with five…
This study examines the stories of expatriate Middle Eastern Muslim (EMEM) mothers in the U.S. about how they talked with their children about the sexual education classes offered in U.S. public schools. Three concepts from the Communication Privacy Management theory (CPM; Petro…
BACKGROUND. Mothers with perceived insufficient milk supply (PIMS) are more likely to wean breastfeeding early and face many barriers throughout their breastfeeding journey compared to woman with adequate milk supply. Understanding how PIMS influences mothers' breastfeeding dura…
The purpose of this qualitative retrospective interview study was to examine the experiences of Black students (N=15) in Linked Learning pathways and the role aspirational, navigational, familial, linguistic, resistant, and social capital play (if any) in the experiences of Blac…
This book analyzes Nancy Chodorows canonical book The Reproduction of Mothering, bringing together an original essay from Nancy Chodorow and a host of outstanding international scholarsincluding Rosemary Balsam, Adrienne Harris, Elizabeth Abel, Madelon Sprengnether, Ilene Philip…
Since colonial times, religious groups in the United States have strengthened their religious identity and expression through education. As America has grown, so have the educational needs and options of its increasingly diverse religious groups. The growth of Islamic schools in…
The experiences of immigrant mothers have been brought to light by different researchers, but insufficient attention has been paid to Muslim mothers' experiences of raising children. Phenomenological methodology was utilized to investigate Muslim mothers' experiences of raising …
A study of the polygamous wives of two prophets--Islam's Muhammad and Mormonism's Joseph Smith. An exploration of the use of their agency in deciding to marry a prophet as well as their roles in the greater faith community. Also a study of historical and contemporary discourse s…
Many mothers with learning disabilities experience social isolation (McGaw, 1998; Booth & Booth, 1996) despite current research clearly delineating the importance of supportive relationships for mothers with learning disabilities. The aim of this research was to investigate the …
