Deborah Byrd Feminist Perspectives on Young Mothers and Young Mother (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Feminist Perspectives on Young Mothers and Young MotheringCondition: NewEAN: 9781772582086ISBN: 9781772582086Publisher: Demeter PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/01/2019Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Deborah Byrd (Edited by), Joanne Minaker (Edited by), Andrea O’Reilly (Edited by)Language: EnglishDescription: To be a young mother is almost by definition to be considered an “unfit” mother. Thus, it is not surprising that young Canadian, U.S. and Australian mothers are often scorned, stigmatized and monitored. This is a book about being young, being a mother, and grappling with what it means to inhabit these two complex social positions. This book critiques the dominant, negative construction of young motherhood. Contributors reject the notion that the “ideal” mother is a 30ish, white, middle-class, able-bodied, married, heterosexual woman situated in a nuclear family.This collection privileges the insights and stories of a diverse array of young mothers such as; a young mother coerced into giving her child up for a adoption, a young queer mother who has been parenting a child borne by her trans partner and who is now pregnant herself and many more. The tales analyzed and recounted in the collection record experiences of pain and joy, frustration and success, struggle and resistance, oppression and empowerment. We invite readers to hear the all too often silenced stories of young mothers, to learn what prevents and what allows these mothers to lead lives of grit, determination, authenticity, and agency as they strive to lovingly care for themselves, their children, and in many cases, other young mothers.Country/Region of Manufacture: CAGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Gender Sex & RelationshipsAuthor: Deborah ByrdRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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