Intensive Mothering - The Cultural Contradictions of Modern Motherhood (Paperback)

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Sharon Hays' landmark book, The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood, this collection will revisit Hays' concept of "intensive mothering" as a continuing, yet controversial representation of modern motherhood. In Hays' original work, she spoke of "intensive mothering" as primarily being conducted by mothers, centered on children's needs with methods informed by experts, which are labourintensive and costly simply because children are entitled to this maternal investment. While respecting the important need for connection between mother and baby that is prevalent in the teachings of Attachment Theory, this collection raises into question whether an over-investment of mothers in their children's lives is as effective a mode of parenting, as being conveyed by representations of modern motherhood. In a world where independence is encouraged, why are we still engaging in "intensive motherhood?"

General

Imprint:	Demeter Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	December 2014
Editors:	Linda Rose Ennis
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-1-927335-90-1
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	1-927335-90-6
Barcode:	9781927335901

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