Motherhood, social policies and women's activism in Latin America / Alejandra Ramm, Jasmine Gideon, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramm, Alejandra, editor.

Gideon, Jasmine, editor.

Series:

Studies of the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mothers--Latin America--Social conditions.

Mothers.

Motherhood--Latin America.

Motherhood.

Social conditions.

Latin America--Social policy.

Latin America.

Social policy.

Mothers--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xx, 296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

Summary:

"This book is a critical resource for understanding the relationship between gender, social policy and women's activism in Latin America, with specific reference to Chile. Latin America's mother-centered kinship system makes it an ideal field in which to study motherhood and maternalism--the ways in which motherhood becomes a public policy issue. As maternalism embraces and enhances gender differences, it has been criticized for deepening gender inequalities. Yet invoking motherhood continues to offer an effective strategy for advancing women's living conditions and rights, and for women themselves to be present in the public sphere. In analyzing these important relationships, the contributors to this volume discuss maternal health, sexual and reproductive rights, labor programs, paid employment, women miners' unionization, housing policies, environmental suffering, and LGBTQ intimate partner violence."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9783030214012

303021401X

OCLC:

1110436739

Publisher Number:

99982635437