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Middle grounds : essays on midlife mothering /

Although motherhood writings are rich and emerging, the available literature on midlife motherhood and mothering is incomplete and often presented from a narrow perspective. Middle Grounds: Essays on Midlife Mothering fills this gap, widening the lens on a sociological phenomenon that is expanding i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mantas, Kathy, 1966- (Editor ), Peterson, Lorinda, 1956- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. On a Collision Course?; 2. Falling Back, Springing Forward; 3. Balancing Motherhood, Work, and Mental Health in Midlife; 4. Beyond Grasping for Straws in the Dark; 5. Into and Out of the Fire; 6. Institutional Mothering; 7. Parenting through the Fog; 8. Lilia's World; 9. Grief; 10. Mothering Myself; 11. The Benefits and Injuries of Midlife Mothering through an Autoethnographic Lens; 12. Midlife Burnout; 13. Failure Is Not an Option; 14. Rock-a-Bye Baby; 15. Mother Unmoored
  • 16. My Mother's Mother17. Caricaturing Single, Midlife Motherhood in Vanity's Brief Encounters; 18. Taking Custody; 19. Home Economicus; 20. When Story Time Is Over; About the Contributors