Australian Mothering Historical and Sociological Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pascoe Leahy, Carla (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bueskens, Petra (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Islands of the Pacific-History.; Sociology.; Social groups.; Family.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Australasian History.; Gender Studies.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.

This collection defines the field of maternal studies in Australia for the first time. Leading motherhood researchers explore how mothering has evolved across Australian history as well as the joys and challenges of being a mother today. The contributors cover pregnancy, birth, relationships, childc...