Angela Joy Muir (UK University of Leicester)

Deviant Maternity

Illegitimacy in Wales, c. 1680-1800

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the link between courtship, economic precarity and increasing levels of illegitimacy in 18th-century Wales. It also considers the diverse identities and relationships of the parents, and the lived experience of conception, pregnancy and childbirth for unmarried mothers.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Gender and History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 227mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9781032174167
• ISBN-10: 1032174161
• Artikelnr.: 62573973

Autorenporträt

Angela Joy Muir is a Lecturer in British Social and Cultural History at the University of Leicester.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Prevalence and Causes 1. Illegitimacy, Paternity,
Courtship, and Poverty 2. Complicated Relationships and Diverse Identities
- Moving Beyond Courtship and Poverty Part II: The Mortality Penalty 3.
Illegitimate Infant and Maternal Mortality 4. Fatal Violence Against
Illegitimate Children and Unmarried Pregnant Women Part III: The Experience
of Pregnancy and Childbirth for Unmarried Mothers 5. Reading and Regulating
Reproductive Bodies 6. The Provision of Care for Unmarried Mothers.
Conclusion