Family & Relationships Motherhood
Redefining Motherhood
Changing the Identities and Patterns
- Publisher
- Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
- Initial publish date
- May 1998
- Category
- Motherhood, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Women's Studies
-
Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896764061
- Publish Date
- May 1998
- List Price
- $24.95
Add it to your shelf
Where to buy it
Out of print
This edition is not currently available in bookstores. Check your local library or search for used copies at Abebooks.
Description
Women have, through choice and circumstance, changed what it means to be a mother today. No longer is there one clear and correct prescribed definition. As economic, social, cultural and political conditions evolve, women are revolutionizing concepts of mothering in a way unrecognizable short decades ago. In this unique collection, twenty-three women, teaching at colleges and universities throughout Canada, explore how traditional views of motherhood have been influenced by changing social and cultural conditions. Their essays unravel patriarchal constructions of motherhood and re-present new definitions drawn from women's lived experiences.
About the authors
Sharon M. Abbey's profile page
Andrea O'Reilly is an Assistant Professor in the School of Women's Studies at York University.
