Mothers and Daughters in Nineteenth-Century America : The Biosocial Construction of Femininity /

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The feminine script of early nineteenth century centered on women's role as patient, long-suffering mothers. By mid-century, however, their daughters faced a world very different in social and economic options and in the physical experiences surrounding their bodies. In this groundbreaking stud...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Theriot, Nancy M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women > Health and hygiene > Sociological aspects.
Sex role.
Mothers and daughters.
Middle class women.
Femininity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Femmes > Sante et hygiene > États-Unis > Aspect sociologique.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Meres et filles > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Femmes de la classe moyenne > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Feminite > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Women > Health and hygiene > United States > Sociological aspects.
Sex role > United States > History > 19th century.
Mothers and daughters > United States > History > 19th century.
Middle class women > United States > History > 19th century.
Femininity > History > 19th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Introduction: Investigating Identities and Experience from a Generational Perspective; 1 ""Imperial Motherhood"" and Its Material Roots; 2 The Physical Roots of Ideology; 3 Acculturation into ""True Womanhood""; 4 Daughters' Brave New World; 5 The ""Green Sickness"" and Daughters' Ambivalence; 6 A New Feminine Synthesis; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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