| Feminist Mothering Contributor(s): O'Reilly, Andrea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791475573 ISBN-13: 9780791475577 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Essays explore a wide range of contemporary feminist mothering practices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Motherhood - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 2008003112 |
| Series: Suny Series in Feminist Criticism and Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 287 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Feminist Mothering goes beyond critiques of patriarchal motherhood to locate and investigate feminist maternal practices as sites for women's empowerment and social change. The contributors see "feminist mothering" as practices of mothering that seek to challenge and change the norms of patriarchal motherhood that are limiting and oppressive to women. For many women, practicing feminist mothering offers a way to disrupt the transmission of sexist and patriarchal values from generation to generation. Contributors explore the ways in which women integrate activism, paid employment, nonsexist childrearing practices, and non-child-centered interests in their lives--and other caregivers into their children's lives--in order to challenge existing societal inequality and create new egalitarian possibilities for women, men, and families. |