Black Mothers and Attachment Parenting
A Black Feminist Analysis of Intensive Mothering in Britain and Canada
Attachment parenting is an increasingly popular style of childrearing that emphasises ‘natural’ activities such as extended breastfeeding, bedsharing and babywearing and presents individual parenting decisions as the key solution to social ills. Les mer
Attachment parenting is an increasingly popular style of childrearing that emphasises ‘natural’ activities such as extended breastfeeding, bedsharing and babywearing and presents individual parenting decisions as the key solution to social ills.
Examining black mothers’ engagements with the practice, Hamilton shows the limitations of this neoliberal approach. Unique in its intersectional analysis of contemporary mothering ideologies, this outstanding book fills a gap in the literature on parenting culture studies, drawing on black feminist theorizing to analyse intensive mothering practices and policies.
Examining black mothers’ engagements with the practice, Hamilton shows the limitations of this neoliberal approach. Unique in its intersectional analysis of contemporary mothering ideologies, this outstanding book fills a gap in the literature on parenting culture studies, drawing on black feminist theorizing to analyse intensive mothering practices and policies.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bristol University Press
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 224
- ISBN
- 9781529207965
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020