Mad Mothers, Bad Mothers, and What a "Good" Mother Would Do : the Ethics of Ambivalence /

When a mother kills her child, we call her a bad mother, but, as this book shows, even mothers who intend to do their children harm are not easily categorised as 'mad' or 'bad'. The maternal example is particularly instructive for ethical theory, highlighting the dynamics of huma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: LaChance Adams, Sarah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Mothers > Conduct of life.
Ambivalence.
Mother and child.
Mothers.
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers
Mères > Morale pratique.
Mère et enfant.
Mères.
mothers.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:When a mother kills her child, we call her a bad mother, but, as this book shows, even mothers who intend to do their children harm are not easily categorised as 'mad' or 'bad'. The maternal example is particularly instructive for ethical theory, highlighting the dynamics of human interdependence while also affirming separate interests. This book focuses on maternal ambivalence and its morally productive role in reinforcing the divergence between oneself and others, helping to recognise the particularities of situation, and negotiating the difference between one's own needs and the desires of others.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (267 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231537223
0231537220
9780231166744
0231166745
0231166753
9780231166751

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