Cynthia Stavrianos

The Political Uses of Motherhood in America (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Political Uses of Motherhood in America investigates the under-researched topic of maternal frames in contemporary women's political action, placing the motherhood frame and its usage in service of collective action at the center of its analysis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317679189
• Artikelnr.: 41835970

Autorenporträt

Cynthia Stavrianos is assistant professor of political science at Gonzaga University. Previously, Dr. Stavrianos taught Women's Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Political Science at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses in American politics, women and politics, urban politics, and race and ethnic politics.Her research interests include motherhood as a frame for political action and ridicule as a response to women's political action.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. 2. The Uses of Motherhood in American Politics. 3. Motherhood Makes Strange Bedfellows: An Overview of Politically Active Mothers Groups. 4. Origins of Action: Founding Motivations. 5. Grieving Mothers, Anchor Babies and Time out Chairs: Ideological Variation in Political Uses of Motherhood. 6. The Possibilities and Perils of Political Motherhood.