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The Conflict: Woman and Mother

Elisabeth Badinter

9781921758416

Text Publishing Company


Society & Social Sciences; Cultural studies; Gender studies: women

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188 pages

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Today, to be pregnant seems not far from entering into a religious order. There is an expectation that mothers will fit the bill of breastfeeding, nappy-washing, home-cooking supermums. So are mums who rely on formula, childcare and disposable nappies lazy or liberated? The conflict between a woman's individual identity and her identity as a mother is not unique to our time. In the 18th century, French women overcame the problem by shipping their newborns off to wet nurses. But not so anymore. Modern mothers are bombarded by advice from ecologists, breastfeeding advocates, behavioural specialists, even politicians. The pressure to be a perfect mother is overwhelming, and it's scaring women away. And why wouldn't it when the expectation is that your child will become your god and you its humble servant? In The Conflict Elisabeth Badinter, France's foremost feminist thinker, questions why our ideas of motherhood have been skewed by unachievable expectations that compromise notions of self and womanhood. No matter which side of the debate you stand on, this bold and revelatory book is essential reading.

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By:   Elisabeth Badinter
Imprint:   Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 165mm
ISBN:  

9781921758416


ISBN 10:   1921758414
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   February 2012
Audience:   General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Philosopher Elisabeth Badinter is recognised as a leading feminist writer, both in France and internationally where her books have been translated into more than fifteen languages. Her publications include: L'Amour en plus, (Mother Love: Myth and reality), De l'identite masculine (On Masculine Indentity), L'un est l'autre, and Fausse Route (Dead End Feminism).

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