Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 261 pages) |
Series |
Psychoanalysis in a new key book series ; v. 2 |
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Psychoanalysis in a new key book series ; v. 2
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Contents |
pt. 1. What mothers want and need -- pt. 2. Women's bodies : choices and dilemmas -- pt. 3. Pulling it all together |
Summary |
What do mothers want and need from their parenting partners, their extended families, their friends, colleagues, and communities? And what can mental health professionals do to help them meet their daunting responsibilities in the contemporary world? The talented contributors to What Do Mothers Want? address these questions from perspectives that encompass differences in marital status, parental status, gender, and sexual orientation. Traversing the biological, psychological, cultural, and economic dimensions of mothering, they provide a compelling brief on the perplexing choices c |
Notes |
"Originally panel presentations or workshops at the second Gloria Friedman Memorial Conference of the WIlliam Allanson White Society"--Introduction |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Motherhood -- Psychological aspects -- Congresses
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Mothers -- Psychology -- Congresses
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Marginality, Social -- Congresses
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Motherhood.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pregnancy & Childbirth.
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Marginality, Social
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Motherhood -- Psychological aspects
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Mothers -- Psychology
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Brown, Sheila Feig
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Gloria Friedman Memorial Conference (2nd : 2004? : William Alanson White Institute)
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LC no. |
2005043643 |
ISBN |
9781134912100 |
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1134912102 |
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9780203780602 |
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0203780604 |
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