Australian Mothering

Historical and Sociological Perspectives

Petra Bueskens editor Carla Pascoe Leahy editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:29th Jan '20

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This collection defines the field of maternal studies in Australia for the first time. Leading motherhood researchers explore how mothering has evolved across Australian history as well as the joys and challenges of being a mother today. The contributors cover pregnancy, birth, relationships, childcare, domestic violence, time use, work, welfare, policy and psychology, from a diverse range of maternal perspectives. Utilising a matricentric feminist framework, Australian Mothering foregrounds the experiences, emotions and perspectives of mothers to better understand how Australian motherhood has developed historically and contemporaneously. Drawing upon their combined sociological and historical expertise, Bueskens and Pascoe Leahy have carefully curated a collection that presents compelling research on past and present perspectives on maternity in Australia, which will be relevant to researchers, advocates and policy makers interested in the changing role of mothers in Australian society.

“This volume offers a kaleidoscope of case studies and debates that speak to the heart of mothering in Australia’s past and present. Taken together, the essays in Australian Mothering simultaneously describe a rich field of research dating to the 1960s and illustrate how much remains to be done. … Australian Mothering’s essays are beautifully – often creatively – expressed. The volume is testament to the quality of both Maternal Studies scholarship and its editors’ curation.” (Charlotte Greenhalgh, Australian Historical Studies, Vol. 53, June, 2022)

ISBN: 9783030202668

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498 pages

1st ed. 2019