The Good Mother

Name: The Good Mother
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781920899530
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Contemporary Motherhoods in Australia

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The Good Mother explores the evolving ideals of motherhood in Australia, examining how the concept of the ‘good mother’ remains influential across various sectors including public policy, media, popular culture, and the workplace. The collection of essays highlights the ongoing pressures on women to meet these shifting standards and the impact on their self-perception and societal judgement.
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This insightful volume is suited to readers interested in gender studies, social policy, cultural criticism, and contemporary motherhood issues, particularly within the Australian context.

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The Good Mother brings together essays on the contemporary relevance of the 'good mother' in Australia. Although the ideals of the 'good mother' change with time, fashion, and context, they persist in public policy, the media, popular culture, and workplaces.

They place pressure on women to conform to particular standards, against which they are judged and judge themselves.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781920899530

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 September 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: Sydney University Press

Illustration: 2 b&w ill.

Contributors:

Edited by Associate Professor Susan Goodwin
Edited by Kate Huppatz

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 232

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Susan Goodwin is senior lecturer in policy studies at the University of Sydney.
Kate Huppatz is a lecturer in sociology at Western Sydney University.