The Good Mother : Contemporary Motherhoods in Australia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodwin, Susan.

Contributor:

Huppatz, Kate.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motherhood.

Australia.

Mothers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Good Mother

Place of Publication:

Sydney : Sydney University Press, 2010.

Summary:

Although the ideals of the 'good mother' change with time, fashion and context, they persist in public policy, the media, popular culture and workplaces; placing pressure on women to conform to particular standards, against which they are judged and judge themselves.The Good Mother demonstrates that prevailing ideas about mothers and motherhood continue to influence the way 'types' of women are represented and the way that all mothers think, act and present themselves.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Acknowledgements

About the authors

Chapter One - The good mother in theory and research: an overview

Chapter Two - Good executive, good mother: contradictory devotions

Chapter Three - Mother of all constructions: mothers in male-dominated work

Chapter Four - Mothers making class distinctions: the aesthetics of maternity

Chapter Five - Good mothers go school shopping

Chapter Six - The good mother and the high school: a view from the 20th century

Chapter Seven - Mothers and mutual obligation: policy reforming the good mother

Chapter Eight - Misrepresenting Indigenous mothers: maternity allowances in the media

Chapter Nine - Aboriginal mother yarns

Chapter Ten - Mother impossible: the experiences of lesbian parents

Chapter eleven - Being a real mother: adoptive mothers' experiences

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781743328125

1743328125

9781743320976

1743320973

OCLC:

1285167325