The Demands of Motherhood [electronic resource] : Agents, Roles and Recognition /
Smyth, L.author.
Drawing on qualitative interviews with forty middle-class mothers living in Northern Ireland and the US, this book explores the strategies women adopt, as they take on and creatively re-make motherhood in ways which allow them to cope.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Modernity, Normativity and Recognition; 3 Motherhood's Normativity; 4 Authentic Motherhood: Expressive Individualism; 5 Choosing Motherhood: Rational Planning; 6 Balancing Acts: Maternal Pragmatism; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Appendix 1: Participant Information; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on qualitative interviews with forty middle-class mothers living in Northern Ireland and the US, this book explores the strategies women adopt, as they take on and creatively re-make motherhood in ways which allow them to cope.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Sociology.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Social policy.
Psychology.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Gender Studies.
Family.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Popular Science in Psychology.
Self and Identity.