Making modern mothers /

Making modern mothers /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011.
Description:	vi, 318 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Motherhood. Women -- Social conditions. Feminist anthropology. Feminist anthropology. Motherhood. Women -- Social conditions.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8459871

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Other authors / contributors:	Thomson, Rachel.
ISBN:	1847426042 9781847426048 (pbk. 9781847426055 (hbk.) 1847426050
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (293-310) and index.
Summary:	"What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives"--Publisher's website.

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Summary:	What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives.
Physical Description:	vi, 318 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (293-310) and index.
ISBN:	1847426042 9781847426048 9781847426055 1847426050