What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives.

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Yes, you can access Making modern mothers by Rachel Thomson,Mary Jane Kehily,Lucy Hadfield,Sue Sharpe in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Children's Studies in Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Policy Press

Year

2011

ISBN

9781447304548

Edition

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Children's Studies in Sociology

Index

Social Sciences

Front Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
One: Motherhood at large
Two: Conception
Three: Body
Four: Relationships
Five: Expert advice
Six: Work
Seven: Commodities
Eight: Birth
Nine: After birth
Appendix 1: The study design, methods and sample
Appendix 2: Description of the sample
Notes
References
Postscript