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Maternalism reconsidered : motherhood, welfare and social policy in the twentieth century /
Beginning in the late 19th century, competing ideas about motherhood had a profound impact on the development and implementation of social welfare policies. Calls for programmes aimed at assisting and directing mothers emanated from all quarters of the globe, advanced by states and voluntary organiz...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2012.
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| Colección: | International studies in social history ;
v. 20. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Beginning in the late 19th century, competing ideas about motherhood had a profound impact on the development and implementation of social welfare policies. Calls for programmes aimed at assisting and directing mothers emanated from all quarters of the globe, advanced by states and voluntary organizations, liberals and conservatives, feminists and anti-feminists - a phenomenon that scholars have since termed 'maternalism'. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 275 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857454676 0857454676 |