Australian mothering : historical and sociological perspectives / C. Pascoe Leahy, P. Bueskens, editors.
2019
HQ759 .A97 2019
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Title
Australian mothering : historical and sociological perspectives / C. Pascoe Leahy, P. Bueskens, editors.
ISBN
9783030202675 (electronic book)
3030202674 (electronic book)
9783030202668
3030202674 (electronic book)
9783030202668
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Copyright
©2019
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (498 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
HQ759 .A97 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.87430994
Summary
This collection defines the field of maternal studies in Australia for the first time. Leading motherhood researchers explore how mothering has evolved across Australian history as well as the joys and challenges of being a mother today. The contributors cover pregnancy, birth, relationships, childcare, domestic violence, time use, work, welfare, policy and psychology, from a diverse range of maternal perspectives. Utilising a matricentric feminist framework, Australian Mothering foregrounds the experiences, emotions and perspectives of mothers to better understand how Australian motherhood has developed historically and contemporaneously. Drawing upon their combined sociological and historical expertise, Bueskens and Pascoe Leahy have carefully curated a collection that presents compelling research on past and present perspectives on maternity in Australia, which will be relevant to researchers, advocates and policy makers interested in the changing role of mothers in Australian society.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Introducing and Analysing Maternal Studies; Constructing Mothers as Citizens, Workers and Wives; Remembering Families: Mothers, Fathers and Children; The History and Politics of Childbirth and Breastfeeding; Becoming a Mother: Identity, Emotion and Time Use; Childcare, Welfare and Wages: Financial Survival in a Gendered Economy; Maternal Citizens and Maternalist Politics.