The book argues that the category of mother is distinct from the category of woman, and that many of the problems mothers face—social, economic, political, cu
The 2nd edition includes a new preface that considers how matricentric feminism in positioning mothering as a verb affords a gender-neutral understanding of mot
Essays discuss the relations among gender, self, and society, the significance of women's mothering for gender personality and gender relations, and how the psy
Interdisciplinary and intersectional in emphasis, the Routledge Companion to Motherhood brings together essays on current intellectual themes, issues, and debat