| Description |
1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Series |
Iranian Studies |
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Iranian Studies
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| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Motherhood as a problem -- 1 What does the "problem of motherhood" mean? -- Introduction -- Personal background: the story of the research -- Historical background: the problematisation of motherhood -- Discursive reflection of motherhood's problematicity -- Research questions -- Conclusion -- 2 How to explore motherhood? -- Introduction -- Theoretical approach -- Methodological approach -- Relevance and particularity of the research -- Conclusion |
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Part II Problematic aspects of motherhood: a description -- 3 How is motherhood understood? -- Introduction -- The cultural model of motherhood -- Motherhood is a strategy -- Motherhood is conditional -- Motherhood needs desire -- Motherhood needs an appropriate time -- Motherhood needs a good financial condition -- Motherhood needs a stable marital relationship -- Motherhood needs mental and spiritual maturation -- Motherhood needs knowledge -- Motherhood needs a safe and stable social context -- Motherhood is a trade-off -- Motherhood is costly -- Motherhood is beneficial -- Conclusion |
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4 How is motherhood related to other domains? -- Introduction -- The cultural model of children -- Children have material needs -- Children have educational needs -- Children have psychological and spiritual needs -- The cultural model of father(hood) -- The cultural model of parenthood -- Parenthood is a responsibility -- Parenthood is a cooperation -- Conclusion -- 5 Is there any general concept influencing motherhood? -- Introduction -- General-purpose or cross-domain schemas -- Familism -- Sociality -- Children as members of society -- Considering social context -- Individualism |
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Motherhood as a choice -- Self-consideration and balance -- Conclusion -- Part III The problematisation of motherhood: a causal explanation -- 6 How was motherhood understood in pre-modern times? -- Introduction -- Problematisation of motherhood and Tajaddod -- Pre-modern motherhood -- Local relevance of familism -- General relevance of familism -- Conclusion -- 7 How did motherhood's conceptualisation change in modern times? -- Introduction -- Qajar era -- First Pahlavi era -- Second Pahlavi era -- Conclusion -- 8 How is motherhood understood in late-modern times? -- Introduction |
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Motherhood in the Republic-Islamic era -- Urbanisation -- Mass education -- Mediatisation and digitalisation -- Individualism: the core concept of late-modernity -- Conclusion -- 9 Why is the schema of motherhood as a project prevalent? -- Introduction -- The project cultural schema: emergence and local relevance -- The project cultural schema: general relevance -- Conclusion -- 10 What makes motherhood heterogenous and controversial? -- Introduction -- Heterogeneity of motherhood cultural understanding -- Different life experiences -- Self-identity and relevance -- The expectation-reality gap |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Socio-political factors |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000937732 |
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1000937739 |
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