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Family & Relationships Motherhood

Redefining Motherhood

Changing the Identities and Patterns

edited by Sharon M. Abbey & Andrea O'Reilly

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
May 1998
Category
Motherhood, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Women's Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896764061
    Publish Date
    May 1998
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

Women have, through choice and circumstance, changed what it means to be a mother today. No longer is there one clear and correct prescribed definition. As economic, social, cultural and political conditions evolve, women are revolutionizing concepts of mothering in a way unrecognizable short decades ago. In this unique collection, twenty-three women, teaching at colleges and universities throughout Canada, explore how traditional views of motherhood have been influenced by changing social and cultural conditions. Their essays unravel patriarchal constructions of motherhood and re-present new definitions drawn from women's lived experiences.

About the authors

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Andrea O'Reilly is an Assistant Professor in the School of Women's Studies at York University.

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