The monster within : the hidden side of motherhood /

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Whether it is uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children, mixed feelings about motherhood are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In this beautifully written book, Barbara Almond draws on her extensiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Almond, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Motherhood > Psychological aspects.
Mother and child > Psychological aspects.
Love, Maternal > Psychological aspects.
Mother and child.
Maternité > Aspect psychologique.
Mère et enfant.
Amour maternel > Aspect psychologique.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Love, Maternal > Psychological aspects
Mother and child > Psychological aspects
Motherhood > Psychological aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The ubiquity of maternal ambivalence
  • Motherlove: the power of maternal desire
  • The subtle ambivalence of the too-good mother
  • "Before the beginning": women's fears of monstrous births
  • Women's reproductive fears: more clinical examples
  • Rachel's story: internalized ambivalence and the dangers of hidden guilt
  • Whose fault is it? The externalization of ambivalence
  • When fears are realized
  • From the child's point of view
  • Vampyric mothering: from stage moms to invasive moms
  • The darkest side of motherhood: child murder
  • What happens later: the fate of maternal ambivalence
  • What's a mother to do?

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