Mothers Work: Confronting the Mommy Wars, Raising Children, and Working for Social Change - Paperback

by Michelle Napierski-Prancl (Author)

Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work examines the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs. MichelleNapierski-Prancl explores shared and divergent experiences, perspectives, lives, and challenges through the voices of experts on the topic of motherhood: the mothers themselves. Mothers Work analyzes how mothers feel about themselves, each other, and the culture that situates them against one another.

Author Biography

Michelle Napierski-Prancl is professor of sociology and faculty director of the Women's Institute at Russell Sage College.