Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
Series |
Gender in history |
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Gender in history.
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Contents |
Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 Approaching matrescence -- 2 Mother-in-waiting -- 3 The birth of a mother -- 4 Mother love -- 5 Mothering the mother -- 6 Motherload -- 7 The maternalisation of the self -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
Becoming a mother charts the diverse and complex history of Australian mothering for the first time, exposing the ways it has been both connected to and distinct from parallel developments in other industrialised societies. In many respects, the historical context in which Australian women come to motherhood has changed dramatically since 1945. And yet examination of the memories of multiple maternal generations reveals surprising continuities in the emotions and experiences of first-time motherhood.Drawing upon interdisciplinary insights from anthropology, history, psychology and sociology, Carla Pascoe Leahy unpacks this multifaceted rite of passage through more than 60 oral history interviews, demonstrating how maternal memories continue to influence motherhood today. Despite radical shifts in understandings of gender, care and subjectivity, becoming a mother remains one of the most personally and culturally significant moments in a woman's life |
Analysis |
Australia |
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Australian history |
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birth |
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childrearing |
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feminist history |
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gender studies |
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history of motherhood |
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maternal studies |
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matrescence |
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oral history |
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pregnancy |
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women's history |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2023) |
Subject |
Mother and child -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
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Mother and child -- Australia -- History -- 21st century
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Motherhood -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
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Motherhood -- Australia -- History -- 21st century
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Mothers -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
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Mothers -- Australia -- History -- 21st century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
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Mothers
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Motherhood
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Mother and child
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Australia
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
1526161214 |
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9781526161192 |
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1526161192 |
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9781526161215 |
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