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The monster within : the hidden side of motherhood / Barbara Almond.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Almond, Barbara.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motherhood--Psychological aspects.
- Motherhood.
- Mother and child--Psychological aspects.
- Mother and child.
- Love, Maternal--Psychological aspects.
- Love, Maternal.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Mixed feelings about motherhood-uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children-are not just hard to discuss, they are a powerful social taboo. In this beautifully written book, Barbara Almond brings this troubling issue to light. She uncovers the roots of ambivalence, tells how it manifests in lives of women and their children, and describes a spectrum of maternal behavior-from normal feelings to highly disturbed mothering. In a society where perfection in parenting is the unattainable ideal, this compassionate book also shows how women can affect positive change in their lives.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Chapter 1. The Ubiquity of Maternal Ambivalence
- Chapter 2. Motherlove: The Power of Maternal Desire
- Chapter 3. The Subtle Ambivalence of the Too-Good Mother
- Chapter 4. "Before the Beginning": Women's Fears of Monstrous Births
- Chapter 5. Women's Reproductive Fears: More Clinical Examples
- Chapter 6. Rachel's Story: Internalized Ambivalence and the Dangers of Hidden Guilt
- Chapter 7. Whose Fault Is It? The Externalization of Ambivalence
- Chapter 8. When Fears Are Realized
- Chapter 9. From the Child's Point of View
- Chapter 10. Vampyric Mothering: From Stage Moms to Invasive Moms
- Chapter 11. The Darkest Side of Motherhood: Child Murder
- Chapter 12. What Happens Later: The Fate of Maternal Ambivalence
- Chapter 13. What's a Mother to Do?
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612660818
- 9781282660816
- 1282660810
- 9780520947207
- 0520947207
- OCLC:
- 657622067
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