Motherhood in Mexico is profoundly shaped by the legacy of colonialism. This ethnography situates motherhood in a critical global health analysis of maternal health inequalities and interventions in the southeast state of Chiapas. Using a transitional life course framework, it demonstrates how the transition to motherhood is never complete. Once a good mother is defined, she becomes undefined, the goal posts moved, and the rules confronted.
| ISBN: | 9781800732520 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2021 |
| Author: | J M López |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Gender studies: women and girls Social discrimination and social justice |