The Maternal Tug: Amblivalence, I Dentity, and Agency

by Tanya Cassidy, Susan Hogan, Sarah LaChance Adams

While the existence of maternal ambivalence has been evident for centuries, it has only recently been recognized as central to the lived experience of mothering. This accessible, yet intellectually rigorous, interdisciplinary collection demonstrates its presence and meaning in relation to numerous topics such as pregnancy, birth, Caesarean sections, sleep, self-estrangement, helicopter parenting, poverty, environmental degradation, depression, anxiety,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772582131
• ISBN13: 9781772582130
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Demeter Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"