Bad mothers : regulations, representations, and resistance /

While the image or construct of the ""good mother"" has been the focus of many research projects, the ""bad mother, "" as a discursive construct, and also mothers who do ""bad"" things as complicated, agentic social actors, have been quite...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Miller, Michelle Hughes (Editor ), Hager, Tamar, 1960- (Editor ), Bromwich, Rebecca (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2017]
Temas:
Motherhood > Moral and ethical aspects.
Motherhood > Social aspects.
Mother and child.
Mothers > Legal status, laws, etc.
Mothers > Conduct of life.
Mothers > Social conditions.
Mother-Child Relations
Maternité > Aspect moral.
Maternité > Aspect social.
Mère et enfant.
Mères > Morale pratique.
Mères > Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:While the image or construct of the ""good mother"" has been the focus of many research projects, the ""bad mother, "" as a discursive construct, and also mothers who do ""bad"" things as complicated, agentic social actors, have been quite neglected, despite the prevalence of the image of the bad mother across late modern societies. The few researchers who address this powerful social image point out that bad mothers are culturally identified by what they do, yet they are also socially recognized by who they are. Mothers become potentially bad when they behave or express opinions that diverge f.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 343 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1772581097
9781772581096

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