ABSTRACT
This volume presents a variety of unique perspectives on mothering as a socially constructed relationship, assessing many of the political, legal and cultural debates surrounding the issue.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|61 pages
Challenging Universalism: Diversity in Mothering
part II|65 pages
Ideology and the Construction of Motherhood
part III|75 pages
Decomposing Motherhood: Fusions and Dichotomies
part IV|141 pages
The Politics of Mothering: The Dialectics of Struggle and Agency