Michelle Napierski-Prancl

Mothers Work (eBook, PDF)

Confronting the Mommy Wars, Raising Children, and Working for Social Change

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work examines the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs. MichelleNapierski-Prancl explores shared and divergent experiences, perspectives, lives, and challenges through the voices of experts on the topic of motherhood: the mothers themselves. Mothers Work analyzes how mothers feel about themselves, each other, and the culture that situates them against one another.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978776654
• Artikelnr.: 74848058

Autorenporträt

Michelle Napierski-Prancl is professor of sociology and faculty director of the Women's Institute at Russell Sage College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: The Mommy Wars: An Imaginary Battle over Mothers(') Work
Chapter Two: Listening to Their Side of the Story: Introducing the Moms
Chapter Three: Mothers Work: Nostalgia, Language, and the Myth of Eating
Bon Bons
Chapter Four: The Dreaded Question: So What Do You Do? Stay-at-home Moms,
the Issue of Identity, and the Decision to Stay Home
Chapter Five: Supermoms, Daycare, and Family Friendly Policies: Full-time
Working Mothers
Chapter Six: The Best of Both Worlds? Part-time Working Moms
Chapter Seven: Moving Forward: Mothers as Agents of Social Change