Reconceiving pregnancy and childcare : ethics, experience, and reproductive labor / Amy Mullin.
"This highly original book argues for increased recognition of pregnancy, birthing, and childrearing as social activities demanding simultaneously physical, intellectual, emotional, and moral work from those who undertake them." "Amy Mullin considers both parenting and paid childcare...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy.
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| Summary: | "This highly original book argues for increased recognition of pregnancy, birthing, and childrearing as social activities demanding simultaneously physical, intellectual, emotional, and moral work from those who undertake them." "Amy Mullin considers both parenting and paid childcare and examines the impact of disability on this work. The book challenges the assumption that isolated self-sacrifice should be the norm in either pregnancy or childcare. Instead, reproductive labor requires greater social support." "Written from the perspective of a feminist philosopher, the book draws on the work of and seeks to increase dialogue between philosophers and childcare professionals, disability theorists, nurses, and sociologists."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 214 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 052184438X 9780521844383 0521605865 9780521605861 |