Motherhood: Contemporary Transitions and Generational Change

Motherhood is a challenging time to be a woman and a mother, with two studies conducted across two generations examining how motherhood has intensified against a harsher neoliberal backdrop. Tina Miller's book explores the social, political, and moral contours in which motherhood is situated, including ideas of planned labors and work/life balance, but the qualitative, longitudinal, and comparative data show these ideas to be illusory.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The competing demands of care and paid work have never been more complex, making it a challenging time to be a woman and a mother. In her book, Motherhood, Tina Miller examines the experiences of first-time mothers across two generations. Through richly narrated, real-time accounts of transition, she explores what has changed since her original study was conducted twenty-one years ago. Using sociological and feminist perspectives, Miller analyzes how motherhood has intensified against a harsher neoliberal backdrop.

The book delves into the social, political, and moral contours in which motherhood is situated, including ideas of planned labors and work-life balance as part of maternal prenatal imaginings. However, the qualitative, longitudinal, and comparative data collected show that these ideas are largely illusory. Birth continues to change everything, and the book provides a valuable insight into the evolving experiences of women in the modern world.

It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of motherhood and the challenges faced by women in today's society.

Weight: 298g
Dimension: 220 x 228 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009413343