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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... raise empowered daughters and anti - sexist sons , Rich understood , some twenty - five years ago , that this is achievable only outside the patriarchal institution of motherhood . Women must , to again use Rich's terminology , mother ...
... raise empowered daughters and anti - sexist sons , Rich understood , some twenty - five years ago , that this is achievable only outside the patriarchal institution of motherhood . Women must , to again use Rich's terminology , mother ...
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... raise them if or when we choose , much less as we choose " ( 115 ) . Finally , while mothers may not initiate or enforce the gender socialization of their sons , they do accommodate it . A central and constitutive demand of mothering ...
... raise them if or when we choose , much less as we choose " ( 115 ) . Finally , while mothers may not initiate or enforce the gender socialization of their sons , they do accommodate it . A central and constitutive demand of mothering ...
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... Raise Our Sons by Andrea O'Reilly . New York : Routledge / Taylor & Francis , Inc. Reproduced by permission of Routledge / Taylor & Francis , Inc. " Raising Relational Boys " by Cate Dooley and Nikki Fedele was originally published in ...
... Raise Our Sons by Andrea O'Reilly . New York : Routledge / Taylor & Francis , Inc. Reproduced by permission of Routledge / Taylor & Francis , Inc. " Raising Relational Boys " by Cate Dooley and Nikki Fedele was originally published in ...
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