Spaces and Politics of Motherhood (Hardcover)

Spaces and Politics of Motherhood offers a fresh perspective on maternity based on original qualitative research from the United Kingdom and the United States. Drawing on interviews, participant observation, an analysis of parenting websites and policy analysis, this book presents a series of interlinking arguments about the role of space, place and matter in early motherhood and the processes by which mothers come to understand themselves as such. Building on existing scholarship, Spaces and Politics of Motherhood considers motherhood through themes at the cutting-edge of social and feminist theory including: materiality and material agency; place and memory in the formation of maternal identity; issues relating to parenting in public, and the politics of combining breastfeeding with wage-work. It argues that motherhood is an achievement realised through myriad engagements with a range of human and non-human others, as well as through everyday interactions in public space which can be both emotional and political.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2018
Authors:	Kate Boyer
Dimensions:	231 x 160 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	156
ISBN-13:	978-1-78660-307-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	1-78660-307-1
Barcode:	9781786603074

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