| Spaces and Politics of Motherhood Contributor(s): Boyer, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 178660308X ISBN-13: 9781786603081 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $50.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 2018007775 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boyer, Kate: - Kate Boyer is a Lecturer in Human Geography at Cardiff University. |
