Middle Grounds: Essays on Midlife Mothering

Middle Grounds: Essays on Midlife Mothering
ISBN-10
1772581860
ISBN-13
9781772581867
Category
Social Science
Pages
283
Language
English
Published
2018-06-01
Publisher
Demeter Press
Author
Kathy Mantas

Description

Although motherhood writings are rich and emerging, the available literature on midlife motherhood and mothering is incomplete and often presented from a narrow perspective. Middle Grounds: Essays on Midlife Mothering fills this gap, widening the lens on a sociological phenomenon that is expanding in the twenty first century. It brings together scholarly and creative essays from diverse disciplines and cultural perspectives to reflect a more contemporary viewpoint — that motherhood and mothering is not limited by the stages of life or chronological age. It echoes distinct voices speaking about experiences that represent a global reality for midlife mothering practices. In essence, this collection demonstrates that everything can transpire in the middle period of a woman’s life. Thus, in midlife, we encounter a broad range of mothering experiences and practices, and ways of rep- resenting and expressing them

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