The conflict : how modern motherhood undermines the status of women
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443407229 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1443407224 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource - Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : HarperCollins Canada, 2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The ambivalence of motherhood -- The sacred alliance of reactionaries -- Mothers, you owe them everything -- The baby's dominion -- The diversity of women's aspirations -- Wombs on strike -- French women, a special case. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, October 2, 2013). |
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Subject: | Motherhood Women -- Social conditions Sex role |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
Electronic resources
- HARPERCOLL
In this explosive new book, acclaimed French author Elisabeth Badinter attacks a most unlikely force undermining womenâs equality: liberal motherhood, in thrall to all that is ânatural.â Attachment parenting, co-sleeping and on-demand breastfeedingâthese hallmarks of contemporary motherhood have succeeded in tethering women to the home and family to an extent not seen since the 1950s. The taboos surrounding epidurals, formula and disposable diapersâanything that distracts a motherâs attention from her offspringâhave turned child rearing into a singularly regressive force. In sharp, engaging prose, Badinter names a reactionary shift that has been intensely felt but never clearly articulated until now. A bestseller in Europe, The Conflict is a scathing indictment of a stealthy zealotry that cheats women of their full potential.