After the happily ever after : empowering women and mothers in relationships /

This book is about the two-tiered system and invisible imbalance that operates within the framework of the family. It is about the fantasy of the ""happily-ever- after, "" which the wedding industry promotes and Western society reinforces. Why are we hanging onto this faux happin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ennis, Linda Rose (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Marriage.
Marriage > Psychological aspects.
Man-woman relationships.
Motherhood.
Married women.
Wives.
Mothers.
Sex role.
Sex discrimination against women > Prevention.
Mariage.
Mariage > Aspect psychologique.
Relations entre hommes et femmes.
Maternité.
Femmes mariées.
Mères.
Rôle selon le sexe.
maternity.
wives.
mothers.
sex role.
Man-woman relationships
Marriage
Marriage > Psychological aspects
Married women
Motherhood
Mothers
Sex discrimination against women > Prevention
Sex role
Wives
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; After the Happily Ever After; I. Thoughts About Marriage; 1. "But, Didn't I Choose This?"; 2. The Urge to Merge and the Marriage Imperative; 3. A Sociological Adaptation of the Grandmother Hypothesis; 4. Growing Together or Growing Apart; II. Living With Marriage; 5. After the Baby Carriage; 6. Sexuality, Intimate, and Parenting Relationships; 7. "Hopefully He Puts the Ring On It"; 8. Making Marital Face(book); 9. Tending the Privacy Boundary between the Married Couple and the Husband's Mother
  • III. Marriage: Looking Out and Forward10. Contracting Out of Legal Protections; 11. "Have Your Cake and Eat It Too"; 12. The Fantasy of Capitalism and Romance; Epilogue; About the Contributors

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