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Mask of Motherhood : How Becoming a Mother Changes Our Lives and Why We Never Talk about It by Susan Maushart (2000, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140291784

ISBN-139780140291780

eBay Product ID (ePID)1687158

Product Key Features

Book TitleMask of Motherhood : How Becoming a Mother Changes Our Lives and Why We Never Talk about It

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicParenting / Motherhood, Women's Studies, Sociology / Marriage & Family

Publication Year2000

GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science

AuthorSusan Maushart

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.5 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Grade FromTwelfth Grade

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Table Of ContentThe Mask of Motherhood - Susan Maushart Acknowledgments Introduction Faking Motherhood: The Mask Revealed "Falling": The Experience of Pregnancy Laboring Under Delusions Penelope Leach Meets Godzilla: A Chaos Theory of New Motherhood Lactation Intolerant: The Worst of Breast Is Best The Juggled Life Superwoman and Stuporman: Parenthood and Partnership Conclusion Notes

SynopsisBecoming a mother is filled with the extremes of emotion --the highest highs and the lowest lows. But women are often reluctant to talk honestly about the experience for fear they'll be seen as bad mothers. With wit and candor, The Mask of Motherhood takes on the myths and the misinformation, helping women to prepare and deal with the depth of feeling that comes with the experience and perhaps most important, it lets them know that many, if not most, new mothers are feeling the same way. Susan Maushart , sociologist and mother of three, explores how motherhood affects our marriages and friendships, our relationships with parents, our sex lives, and our self-esteem. In The Mask of Motherhood, mothers will find the comfort and reassurance they are looking for, and confirmation that, indeed, motherhood is the toughest job in the world, but can also be the most rewarding.