Good Mother

Contemporary Motherhoods in Australia

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

The Good Mother brings together essays on the contemporary relevance of the 'good mother' in Australia. Although the ideals of the 'good mother' change with time, fashion and context, they persist in public policy, the media, popular culture and workplaces. They place pressure on women to conform to particular standards, against which they are judged and judge themselves.This book captures the diversity of contemporary women's experiences. Chapters address the experiences of executive mothers, mothers working in manual trades, 'yummy mummies' and 'slummy mummies', low income mothers, single mothers, Indigenous mothers, lesbian parents, adoptive mothers and mothers negotiating schools and school choice. The essays demonstrate that while the 'good mother' is no longer exclusively white, heterosexual, economically dependent and child focused, prevailing ideas about mothers and motherhood continue to influence the way 'types' of women are represented and the way that all mothers think, act and present themselves.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-09-21
Mått:148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:262
Förlag:Sydney University Press
ISBN:9781920899530

Utforska kategorier

Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Susan Goodwin is senior lecturer in policy studies at the University of Sydney.Kate Huppatz is a lecturer in sociology at Western Sydney University.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsAbout the authors 1. The good mother in theory and research: an overviewSusan Goodwin and Kate Huppatz2. Good executive, good mother: contradictory devotionsColleen Chesterman and Anne Ross-Smith3. Mother of all constructions: mothers in male-dominated workLouisa Smith4. Mothers making class distinctions: the aesthetics of maternitySusan Goodwin and Kate Huppatz5. Good mothers go school shoppingClaire Aitchison6. The good mother and the high school: a view from the 20th centuryHelen Proctor7. Mothers and mutual obligation: policy reforming the good motherMegan Blaxland8. Misrepresenting Indigenous mothers: maternity allowances in the mediaLeanne Cutcher and Talila Milroy9. Aboriginal mother yarnsJane Moore and Lynette Riley10. Mother impossible: the experiences of lesbian parentsMargot Rawsthorne11. Being a real mother: adoptive mothers’ experiencesDenise LynchIndex