Andrea O'Reilly What Do Mothers Need? (Paperback)

Further Details Title: What Do Mothers Need? Condition: New Subtitle: Motherhood Activists and Scholars Speak Out on Maternal Empowerment for the 21st Century EAN: 9781927335079 ISBN: 9781927335079 Publisher: Demeter Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 12/30/2012 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: CA Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 25mm Item Weight: 445g Contributor: Andrea O’Reilly (Edited by) Author: Andrea O’Reilly Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Parenting, Gender Sex & Relationships, Personal Development Description: This volume, developed from the public forum “What Do Mothers Need?” and hosted by the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI) in 2012, examines what mothers need in twenty-first century North American society in order to adequately care for their children while living full and purposeful lives. The contributors to the volume include representatives from various motherhood organizations—Ontario/Canadian Native Women’s Association, Hip Mama, National Association of Mother Centres, Mothers & More, Mocha Moms, Welfare Warriors—as well as the leading motherhood scholars including Paula Caplan, Amber Kinser, Barbara Katz Rothman, Pamela Stone, and Judith Warner. The twenty-six chapters, organized into six sections—“Redefining Motherhood,” “Empowering Mothers,” “Mothers, Children and Families: Health and Well-Being,” “Mothers, Education and Social Change,” “Mothers, Partners and Parenting,” and “Mothers and Work”—explore what changes are needed in public/social policy, health, education, the workplace, maternal support/advocacy, and the family in order to afford full and lasting gender equity for mothers in the twenty-first century. The themes and issues explored are many: midwifery, intensive mothering, food allergies, workplace flexibility, family meals, childcare, education, popular culture, “opting out,” maternal empowerment, fathers, maternal activism, poverty, shared parenting, and work/life balance, and are examined from a wide range of perspectives including Aboriginal, Latina, African American/Canadian, military, single, poor, young, at-home, waged mothers, as well as mothers with disabilities. The volume argues that what is needed is a new “cultural conversation” on, and “a reframing” of, motherhood; one that is appreciative of the diversity of mothers’ lived experiences, attentive to the specific social context of twenty-first century motherhood, and audacious enough to imagine radical and transformative ways to mother and be mothered.This volume, developed from the public forum “What Do Mothers Need?” and hosted by the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI) in 2012, examines what mothers need in twenty-first century North American society in order to adequately care for their children while living full and purposeful lives. The contributors to the volume include representatives from various motherhood organizations—Ontario/Canadian Native Women’s Association, Hip Mama, National Association of Mother Centres, Mothers & More, Mocha Moms, Welfare Warriors—as well as the leading motherhood scholars including Paula Caplan, Amber Kinser, Barbara Katz Rothman, Pamela Stone, and Judith Warner. The twenty-six chapters, organized into six sections—“Redefining Motherhood,” “Empowering Mothers,” “Mothers, Children and Families: Health and Well-Being,” “Mothers, Education and Social Change,” “Mothers, Partners and Parenting,” and “Mothers and Work”—explore what changes are needed in public/ social policy, health, education, the workplace, maternal support/advocacy, and the family in order to afford full and lasting gender equity for mothers in the twenty-first century Release Year: 2012 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.