The conflict : how modern motherhood undermines the status of women
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- ISBN: 9781443407205 (hc.)
- ISBN: 1443407208 (hc.)
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Physical Description:
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208 p. ; 22 cm. - Edition: 1st Canadian ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins, 2011.
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General Note: | "Originally published in France in 2010 under the title Le conflit : la femme et la mere by Editions Flammarion, Paris."--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. ONE STATE OF PLAY -- 1. Ambivalence of Motherhood -- pt. TWO ASSAULT OF NATURALISM -- 2. Sacred Alliance of Reactionaries -- 3. Mothers, You Owe Them Everything! -- 4. Baby's Dominion -- pt. THREE OVERLOADING THE BOAT -- 5. Diversity of Women's Aspirations -- 6. Wombs on Strike -- 7. French Women: A Special Case. |
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Subject: | Motherhood Women -- Social conditions |
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Summary:
Identifies vulnerabilities in today's parenting models for women, arguing that current recommendations are imposing 1950s-era limitations at the expense of women's health, fatherhood, and child independence.