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Mothers --- Motherhood --- Maternity --- Parenthood --- Moms --- Parents --- Women --- Housewives --- Pregnant women

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Maternal research is a rapidly expanding, multi-disciplinary form of scholarship. Prior to second wave feminism most motherhood literature was written from a male perspective. This literature focused on telling mothers how to practice mothering without acknowledging the expertise of the mothers themselves. Research on motherhood as it is experienced in all its facets by mothers has only emerged in recent decades. This book is aimed at expanding academic knowledge of motherhood, from a feminis...

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How did mothers transform from parents of secondary importance in the colonies to having their multiple and complex roles connected to the well-being of the nation? In the first comprehensive history of motherhood in the United States, Jodi Vandenberg-Daves explores how tensions over the maternal role have been part and parcel of the development of American society. Modern Motherhood travels through redefinitions of motherhood over time, as mothers encountered a growing cadre of medical and psychological experts, increased their labor force participation, gained the right to vote, agitated for more resources to perform their maternal duties, and demonstrated their vast resourcefulness in providing for and nurturing their families. Navigating rigid gender role prescriptions and a crescendo of mother-blame by the middle of the twentieth century, mothers continued to innovate new ways to combine labor force participation and domestic responsibilities. By the 1960's, they were poised to challenge male expertise, in areas ranging from welfare and abortion rights to childbirth practices and the confinement of women to maternal roles. In the twenty-first century, Americans continue to struggle with maternal contradictions, as we pit an idealized role for mothers in children's development against the social and economic realities of privatized caregiving, a paltry public policy structure, and mothers' extensive employment outside the home. Building on decades of scholarship and spanning a wide range of topics, Vandenberg-Daves tells an inclusive tale of African American, Native American, Asian American, working class, rural, and other hitherto ignored families, exploring sources ranging from sermons, medical advice, diaries and letters to the speeches of impassioned maternal activists. Chapter topics include: inventing a new role for mothers; contradictions of moral motherhood; medicalizing the maternal body; science, expertise, and advice to mothers; uplifting and controlling mothers; modern reproduction; mothers' resilience and adaptation; the middle-class wife and mother; mother power and mother angst; and mothers' changing lives and continuous caregiving. While the discussion has been part of all eras of American history, the discussion of the meaning of modern motherhood is far from over.

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"This book unpacks and interrogates dominant constructions of mothering, making use of interdisciplinary, ideological and theoretical perspectives to investigate how new rhetorics of mothering can expand the realm of maternal care-givers beyond the biological definitions of motherhood. This diverse collection is at the cutting-edge of rhetoric, feminism and motherhood studies, and the chapters challenge the confines of biological parenting as heteronormative within the neo-liberal nuclear family. The contributors examine, how despite the diversity of parental relationships, many are excluded by the understanding of mothers biologically tied to their children. The volume seeks to expose the underpinnings of biological primacy and argues that twenty-first century families and familial circumstances are ill-served by biological ideology. Topics include: Re-Imagining Queer Black Motherhood, Chicana Feminist approaches to reproductive justice, the commercialization and medicalization of infertility, and ableism and motherhood. This is a unique and fascinating book suitable for students and scholars in gender studies, sexuality studies, communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies"--Provided by publisher.

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As a Mom Thinketh" dispels myths and misinformation passed down to mothers for generations. Mothers can have both financial and family success. "As a Mom Thinketh" addresses the thinking that prevents mothers from obtaining their financial goals and shows them how to dream big and live wealthy while enjoying their children. Mothers need to know that it is acceptable to provide for themselves without guilt. Unfortunately, many women stop investing in themselves after they have children. This leaves moms tired, stressed, and depressed, with very little left to give to their families. Women accept this self-sacrificing role because they do not think they deserve better. "As a Mom Thinketh" shows mothers how they can live their dreams and have both family and financial success by developing a wealth mentality. "As a Mom thinketh" is a radical way to look at motherhood. There are many books on wealth and personal finance, but few of them tap into the minds of mothers and challenge them to change their ways of thinking. "As a Mom Thinketh" empowers mothers to reenergize themselves by pursuing their passions. Readers will learn: -Seven money skills of CEOs that mothers can use to create wealth. -Four simple steps to making money doing what you love. -Nine mommy-benefits that can be negotiated at work. -Three rules moms must know to win at playing the money game. -Four reasons why mothers are a high-risk for poverty. The primary thrust of "As a Mom Thinketh" is to help moms understand that what is in their minds actually forms their reality. Mothers are taught wealth-building in a style that is non-threatening and fun. They learn how successful people think and how to tap into the "millionaire mindset". this book offers every mother (single, married, widowed, or divorced) a choice to change her circumstances for the better.

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