Young women negotiating maternal subjectivities: the significance of social class
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Allen, K. and Osgood, J. 2009. Young women negotiating maternal subjectivities: the significance of social class. Studies in the Maternal. 1 (2), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.16995/sim.104
Type | Article |
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Title | Young women negotiating maternal subjectivities: the significance of social class |
Authors | Allen, K. and Osgood, J. |
Abstract | In this review article, we explore discursive configurations of motherhood and the ways in which class informs how young women engage with these in the construction of their biographies. Our theoretical starting point is principally sociological; we contend that the meanings and identities associated with 'the maternal' have been transformed by the impact of neo-liberalism, and that these produce dilemmas for young women as they constitute themselves as learners and future workers. This article reviews contemporary literature which engages with the ways in which the maternal is a key feature in the (re)making of classed and gendered identities. |
Publisher | Open Library of Humanities |
Journal | Studies in the Maternal |
ISSN | 1759-0434 |
Publication dates | |
01 Jul 2009 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Oct 2015 |
Accepted | 10 Nov 2008 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.16995/sim.104 |
Language | English |
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