Learn the who, what, and why of unbecoming a mother In a society
where becoming a mother is naturalized, unbecoming a motherthe
process of coming to live apart from biological childrenis regarded
as unnatural, improper, or even contemptible. Few mothers are more
stigmatized than those who are perceived as having given up,
surrendered, or abandoned their birth children. Unbecoming Mothers:
The Social Production of Maternal Absence examines this phenomenon
within the social and historical context of parenting in Canada,
Australia, Britain, and the United States, with critical
observations from social workers, policymakers, and historians.
This unique book offers insights from the perspectives of children
on the outside looking in and the lived experiences of women on the
inside looking out. Unbecoming Mothers: The Social Production of
Maternal Absence explores how gender, race, class, and other social
agents affect the ways women negotiate their lives apart from their
children and how they attempt to recreate their identities and
family structures. An interdisciplinary, international collection
of academics, community workers, and mothers draws upon sources as
diverse as archival records, a therapist's interview, a dance
script, and the class presentation of a student to offer refreshing
insights on maternal absence that are innovative, accessible, and
inspiring. Unbecoming Mothers examines five assumptions about
maternal absence and the families that emerge from that absence:
the focus on parenting as highly gendered caring work done by women
the idea that women share the same experience of unbecoming mothers
and share the same circumstances and background the perception of
maternal absence as a recent phenomenon the notion that women who
want to manage their mother-work will make choices to overcome
life's obstacles the Western concept of womanhood being achieved
through motherhood and the unrealistic ideal of the good mother
Unbecoming Mothers: The Social Production of Maternal Absence is a
rich, multidisciplinary resource for academics working in women's
studies, psychology, sociology, history, and any health-related
fields, and for policymakers, social workers, and other community
workers.
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