Mother Outlaws: Theories and Practices of Empowered MotheringAndrea O'Reilly Feminist scholars of motherhood distinguish between mothering and motherhood, and argue that the latter is a patriarchal institution that is oppressive to women. Few scholars, however, have considered how mothering, as a female defined and centred experience, may be a site of empowerment for women. This collection is the first to do so. The book examines how mothers imagine and implement theories and practices of mothering that are empowering to women. Central to this inquiry is the recognition that mothers and children benefit when the mother lives her life, and practices mothering, from a position of agency, authority, authenticity, and autonomy. The collection has five sections: Feminist Mothering, Lesbian Mothering, African-American Mothering, Mothers and Daughters, and Mothers and Sons. |
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... homophobia , sexism , and heterosexism , but are important sites for the production of sexual and other identities ; ( 2 ) that understandings of the meanings and practices that make up broader student cultures around issues of ...
... homophobia , sexism , and heterosexism , but are important sites for the production of sexual and other identities ; ( 2 ) that understandings of the meanings and practices that make up broader student cultures around issues of ...
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... homophobia and compulsory heterosexuality impact girls at school , and specifically , the daughters of lesbians . In the process of schooling , boys learn different lessons than girls with regards to gender and sexual identity , the ...
... homophobia and compulsory heterosexuality impact girls at school , and specifically , the daughters of lesbians . In the process of schooling , boys learn different lessons than girls with regards to gender and sexual identity , the ...
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... homophobia ; this year he wrote for his history assignment an essay on Genital Mutilation . No doubt such views are anomalies and aberrations in our very straight ( in all senses of the word ) , conservative " Pleasantville - like ...
... homophobia ; this year he wrote for his history assignment an essay on Genital Mutilation . No doubt such views are anomalies and aberrations in our very straight ( in all senses of the word ) , conservative " Pleasantville - like ...
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