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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... traditional masculinity , challenge both patriarchal imperatives : that women are to serve both men and children . Women , Arcana writes , " need to live out of ourselves . We wrong ourselves and our children if we subordinate our lives ...
... traditional masculinity , challenge both patriarchal imperatives : that women are to serve both men and children . Women , Arcana writes , " need to live out of ourselves . We wrong ourselves and our children if we subordinate our lives ...
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... traditional motherhood if they hope to raise non - traditional sons ; that is , men who have renounced patriarchal masculinity and the entitlement and privilege that such accords . No longer can mothers be , or be seen as , " the ...
... traditional motherhood if they hope to raise non - traditional sons ; that is , men who have renounced patriarchal masculinity and the entitlement and privilege that such accords . No longer can mothers be , or be seen as , " the ...
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... traditional ideological matrix of responsibility and blame : The differences between the traditional and the recently revised feminist approach to the mother - son relationship center on the reasons why mothers mother the way they do ...
... traditional ideological matrix of responsibility and blame : The differences between the traditional and the recently revised feminist approach to the mother - son relationship center on the reasons why mothers mother the way they do ...
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