What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this exciting and timely book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Exploring, amongst other things, the trend to later motherhood and the experience of teenage pregnancy, a compelling picture emerges. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives.
| ISBN: | 9781847426048 |
| Publication date: | 22nd June 2011 |
| Author: | Rachel (Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University) Thomson, Mary Jane (Faculty of Education and Language S Kehily |
| Publisher: | Policy Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
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Age groups: children Child welfare and youth services |