Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice
Author | : Sara Hayden |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2010-06-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780739138922 |
ISBN-13 | : 0739138928 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Download or read book Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice written by Sara Hayden and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemplating Maternity explore how discourses of choice shape and are shaped by womenOs identities and experiences as (non)mothers and how those same discourses affect and reflect private practices and public policies related to reproduction and motherhood. This volume is unique because it investigates discourses of choice across the arc of maternity and as enacted through various (non)maternal subject positions.