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The Reproduction of Inequality - How Class Shapes the Pregnant Body and Infant Health (Paperback)
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The Reproduction of Inequality - How Class Shapes the Pregnant Body and Infant Health (Paperback)
Series: Health, Society, and Inequality
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An important analysis of the difference class makes in reproductive
health choices Can you run a marathon, drink coffee, eat fish, or
fly on a plane while pregnant? Such questions are just the tip of
the iceberg for how most pregnant women’s bodies are managed,
surveilled, and scrutinized during pregnancy. The Reproduction of
Inequality examines the intense social pressure that expectant and
new mothers face when it comes to their health and body-care
choices. Drawing on interviews with dozens of pregnant women and
new mothers from poor, middle-class, and mixed-class backgrounds,
Katherine Mason paints a vivid picture of the immense weight of
expectation that comes with the early stages of motherhood. The
women in Mason’s study universally sought to give their children
a healthy start in life; however, their chosen approaches varied
based on their socio-economic class. Whereas middle-class mothers
attempted a complete lifestyle change and absolute devotion to the
achievement and maintenance of “the healthy pregnant body,”
poorer women made strategic choices about which health goals to
prioritize on a limited budget, lacking the economic and cultural
capital required to speak and perfectly adhere to the language of
“good health.” The unfortunate result is that middle-class
mothers are more likely to be seen by others and by themselves as
“good” parents, whereas the efforts of working-class mothers
are often misread as displaying inadequate concern about their
health and that of their child. This in turn contributes to
longstanding stereotypes about poor families and communities, and
limits their children's chances for upward mobility. The
Reproduction of Inequality is a compelling analysis of the impact
of class on new mothers’ approaches to health and wellness, and a
sobering examination of how inequality shapes mothers’ efforts to
maximize their own health and that of their children.
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