Mothering and motherhood

Arendell, Teresa. “Mothering and motherhood”. Berkeley Center for Working Families Working Paper No. 3, Berkeley, CA: Center for Working Families, University of California, Berkeley, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4110.
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Abstract

Mothering and motherhood are the subjects of a rapidly expanding body of literature. Considered in this decade review are two predominant streams in this work. One is the theorizing of mothering and motherhood and the other is the empirical study of the mothering experience. Conceptual developments have been propelled particularly by feminist scholarship, including the increasing attention to racial ethnic diversity and practices. The conceptualizations of the ideology of intensive mothering and of maternal practice are among the significant contributions. Study of mothering has focused attention on a wide array of specific topics and relationships among variables, including, issues of maternal well-being, maternal satisfaction, and mothers' employment.

Title
Mothering and motherhood: A decade review
Author
Arendell, Teresa
Center
Work and Family Research Network
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
1999
Publisher
Center for Working Families, University of California, Berkeley
Extent
66 p.
Series Title
Berkeley Center for Working Families Working Paper
Series Number
No. 3
General Note
Teresa Arendell is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Working Families and Professor of Sociology at Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4110
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Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States" (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/)

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