Maternalism Reconsidered: Motherhood, Welfare and Social Policy in the Twentieth Century (International Studies in Social History #20)

Synopsis

Beginning in the late 19th century, competing ideas about motherhood had a profound impact on the development and implementation of social welfare policies. Calls for programmes aimed at assisting and directing mothers emanated from all quarters of the globe, advanced by states and voluntary organizations, liberals and conservatives, feminists and anti-feminists – a phenomenon that scholars have since termed ‘maternalism’. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. From Argentina, Brazil and Mexico City to France, Italy, the Netherlands, the Soviet Ukraine, the United States and Canada, these case studies offer fresh theoretical and historical perspectives within a transnational and comparative framework. As a whole, the volume demonstrates how maternalist ideologies have been employed by state actors, reformers and poor clients, with myriad political and social ramifications.

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

282 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780857454676

Related ISBNs:

9780857454669, 9781782386803

Publisher:

Berghahn Books, Incorporated

Date of Addition:

05/21/21

Copyrighted By:

Marian van der Klein, Rebecca Jo Plant, Nichole Sanders and Lori R. Weintrob

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Marian van der Klein

Edited by:

Rebecca Jo Plant

Edited by:

Nichole Sanders

Edited by:

Lori R. Weintrob