{"product_id":"becoming-a-mother-an-australian-history-9781526161208","title":"Becoming a Mother: An Australian History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming a mother charts the diverse and complex history of Australian mothering for the first time, exposing the ways it has been both connected to and distinct from parallel developments in other industrialised societies. In many respects, the historical context in which Australian women come to motherhood has changed dramatically since 1945. And yet examination of the memories of multiple maternal generations reveals surprising continuities in the emotions and experiences of first-time motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon interdisciplinary insights from anthropology, history, psychology and sociology, Carla Pascoe Leahy unpacks this multifaceted rite of passage through more than 60 oral history interviews, demonstrating how maternal memories continue to influence motherhood today. Despite radical shifts in understandings of gender, care and subjectivity, becoming a mother remains one of the most personally and culturally significant moments in a woman’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e1 Approaching matrescence: theory, context, methodology\u003cbr\u003e2 Mother-in-waiting: pregnancy\u003cbr\u003e3 The birth of a mother: labour \u0026amp; childbirth\u003cbr\u003e4 Motherlove: mothers \u0026amp; their children\u003cbr\u003e5 Mothering the mother: maternal relationships \u0026amp; support\u003cbr\u003e6 Motherload: maternal work\u003cbr\u003e7 The maternalisation of the self: mothering \u0026amp; identity\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: narrator biographies\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041026212183,"sku":"9781526161208","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526161208.jpg?v=1750948655","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/becoming-a-mother-an-australian-history-9781526161208","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}