| Motherhood, Social Policies and Women's Activism in Latin America 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Ramm, Alejandra (Editor), Gideon, Jasmine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 303021401X ISBN-13: 9783030214012 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 320 |
| Series: Studies of the Americas |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.17 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a critical resource for understanding the relationship between gender, social policy and women's activism in Latin America, with specific reference to Chile. Latin America's mother-centered kinship system makes it an ideal field in which to study motherhood and maternalism--the ways in which motherhood becomes a public policy issue. As maternalism embraces and enhances gender differences, it has been criticized for deepening gender inequalities. Yet invoking motherhood continues to offer an effective strategy for advancing women's living conditions and rights, and for women themselves to be present in the public sphere. In analyzing these important relationships, the contributors to this volume discuss maternal health, sexual and reproductive rights, labor programs, paid employment, women miners' unionization, housing policies, environmental suffering, and LGBTQ intimate partner violence. |