Unbecoming Mothers : The Social Production of Maternal Absence 9781135426583, 9780789024527

Learn the "who," "what," and "why" of unbecoming a mother In a society where becoming a mo

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The last forty years of research have cast new light on the lives of ancient Mediterranean women in the penumbra of our

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Demonstrates how individuals can respond to widespread injustice and systemic militarization in society.

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Poems that embrace the disorder of transformation. Unbecoming, Neil Surkan's sophomore collection, clings to hope

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This anthology seeks to explore the complex, varied, and sometimes contradictory intersections between mothers, motherin

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Obesity is a rising global health problem. On the one hand a clearly defined medical condition, it is at the same time a

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Leading gender and science scholar Sarah S. Richardson charts the untold history of the idea that a woman’s health and b

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The Cultural Production of Social Movements offers a theory of cultural practices, protest tactics, strategic planning a

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From reviews of the first edition: "This is perhaps the best theoretically oriented book by a United States urban s

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Making the case for a pragmatist approach to social inquiry and knowledge production, sixteen contributors illustrate th

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It is widely held that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social polic

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