philosophies of pregnancy, childbirth and mothering
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Adams, Sarah LaChance > (ed.)
- Creator
- Lundquist, Caroline R. > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Verhage, Florentien
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- WER 3 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- zwangerschappen, bevallingen, moederschap, moederen, kinderen, seksuele differentie, adoptie, abortussen, verloskundigen, borstvoeding, kunstenaressen, bundel
- Description
- This book takes seriously the philosophical significance of women's lived experience. Every woman, regardless of her own reproductive story, is touched by the beliefs and norms governing discourses about pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering.The volume's contributors engage in sustained reflection on women's experiences and on the beliefs, customs, and political institutions by which they are informed. They think beyond the traditional pro-choice/pro-life dichotomy, speak to the manifold nature of mothering by considering the experiences of adoptive mothers and birthmothers, and upend the belief that childrearing practices must be uniform, despite psychosexual differences in children.