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Motherhood has changed. For several decades there has been tension between traditional ideas and modern values of mothering. For years the trend was away from the constraints which bound down our own mothers and towards liberating women. But in the 1980s and 1990s the momentum has shifted into sharp reverse.
Mother of All Myths documents the present backlash, examining responses in the media, the courts, the government, in medicine and through ‘pop’ psychology, which reasserts an old-fashioned, conservative and narrow view of what a mother should be and do.
In addition, the author explores the strong, highly idealized concept of motherhood that exists in the West; finding reflections of that image in history, in Christianity, in literature and in mythology.
So why is this backlash happening now and who is losing out? This powerful book provides a long-overdue debate on motherhood by pressing that society should not only rethink our concept of mothering and responsibility, but strip motherhood of the worst excesses of sentimentality thereby allowing the mother’s needs to be more evenly balanced against those of the child.
An unprecedented backlash against motherhood is dominating family life in the nineties. Why?
Motherhood has changed. Today, social, lifestyle and economic shifts have fractured the rigid norms of marriage and maternity which governed the lives of previous generations of women. At the same time mothering itself has become more complex, more guilt-ridden and more problematic than ever. Mothers are scapegoats for everything from educational failure to wider social ills.
Award-winning journalist Aminatta Forma analyses motherhood to reveal that, despite irrevocable changes to the working and family lives of millions of women, attitudes have not altered. The archetype of the perfectmother permeates every aspect of family life, from the division of labour at home, to employment practices, family policy and the law, and is reinforced by television, film newspapers and books.
Exposing the myths and challenging the rhetoric, 'Mother of all Myths'rethinks our concepts of mothering and its responsibilities and offers a new approach to raising children – one where the needs of mothers, fathers and children are not in conflict.
“Forna’s analysis of modern motherhood is pertinent and revealing”
NEW STATESMAN
“Forna is to be applauded for pointing to the wearisome burden of guilt as a cultural phenomenon reinforced through the media.”
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Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Good. 288 pages. Cover worn. A provocative and debate-inspiring boo k which explores the pressure, politics, philosophy and culture o f motherhood in today's society. Motherhood has changed. For sev eral decades there has been tension between traditional ideas and modern values of mothering. For years the trend was away from th e constraints which bound down our own mothers and towards libera ting women. But in the 1980s and 1990s the momentum has shifted i nto sharp reverse. Mother of All Myths documents the present bac klash, examining responses in the media, the courts, the governme nt, in medicine and through 'pop' psychology, which reasserts an old-fashioned, conservative and narrow view of what a mother shou ld be and do. In addition, the author explores the strong, highl y idealized concept of motherhood that exists in the West; findin g reflections of that image in history, in Christianity, in liter ature and in mythology. So why is this backlash happening now an d who is losing out? This powerful book provides a long-overdue d ebate on motherhood by pressing that society should not only reth ink our concept of mothering and responsibility, but strip mother hood of the worst excesses of sentimentality thereby allowing the mother's needs to be more evenly balanced against those of the c hild. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3302y
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Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A provocative and debate-inspiring book which explores the pressure, politics, philosophy and culture of motherhood in todays society. Motherhood has changed. For several decades there has been tension between traditional ideas and modern values of mothering. For years the trend was away from the constraints which bound down our own mothers and towards liberating women. But in the 1980s and 1990s the momentum has shifted into sharp reverse. Mother of All Myths documents the present backlash, examining responses in the media, the courts, the government, in medicine and through pop psychology, which reasserts an old-fashioned, conservative and narrow view of what a mother should be and do. In addition, the author explores the strong, highly idealized concept of motherhood that exists in the West; finding reflections of that image in history, in Christianity, in literature and in mythology. So why is this backlash happening now and who is losing out? This powerful book provides a long-overdue debate on motherhood by pressing that society should not only rethink our concept of mothering and responsibility, but strip motherhood of the worst excesses of sentimentality thereby allowing the mothers needs to be more evenly balanced against those of the child. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR002738742
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