Third Test Flashcards
What do psychonalytic theorists study about mothers
the mothers unconsicious actions, exploring her deep attachment to their children
Is motherhood natural? what is the 3 analytical perspectives?
- psychoanalytic
- feminist
- sociological
who described the mother as the childs primary love object and the parent most responsible for its optimal development
Sigmund Freud
In the early years of the infants life, the relationship with the mother is very close until what
oedipal conflict
what happens during the oedipal conflict
the boy renounces the love of his mother in fear of his more powerful father
the girl also moves away from her mother, whom she sees as powerless and castrated
What did Melanie Klein say
- she works with children in psychonalysis
- crucial in understanding the unconsicious side of mothering
what did melanie klein say about the oedipal conflict and the developmental period
oedipal conflict was not as important as the developmental period which preceeded it
as the infants need for nourishment was its prime concern what could happen
nervous and depressive anxieties in later life could be related to the way the chold has coped with the nursing experience
who came up with the maternal depriviation
John Bowlby
what did John Bolby argue
that the childs care in the early years was of vital importance for its future
wha did the maternal deprivation theory maintain
that a child could be damaged if for any reason it was removed from its mothers care at least for the first three years of its life
the popularity of Bowlby and other experts caused what
problems with mothers in the workforce
what did feminist say about mothering
feminists have been concerned with the subordination of women in the mothering role and have offered impassioned and often contradictory ways of thinking about motherhood
What was Simone De Bauvoir say about mothers subordination
she challenged the notion that all women desired motherhood
-in her view, motherhood signaled that women were twice doomed biologically during pregnancy when they lacked control over their bodies
what did Adrienne Rich say about the ideological institution of motherhood
- self serving patriarchal interests were responsible for promulgating the notion of the asexual mother
- she urged women to become educated about their corporeal processes in order to reclaim their sexuality and form a united female culture
Of women born was pivotal to mothering theories because
it investigated womens experience with their children and related it to the subordination in society
what does sociology say about mothering
sociologists have attempted to trace the mothers actual experience of child rearing, identifying the way that society and culture have affected her behavior and her attitudes
What did alice rossi do
highlighted the connection of the mother to her children
How did alice rossi highlight the connection of the mother to her children
- advocated shared parenting in order to reduce the womans involvement in mothering duties
- she argued that equality could not be achieved if the biological differences between me and women were ignored
- claimed to consider both the social and biological determinants of mothering
- concluded that womens unique propensity to mother, as well as social conditioning from the media, schools and other instituions, meant that men could not share the parenting role
What did Sara Ruddick refuse and then say
she refused to define mothering as a specifically female activity. mothering is sex-neutral
-“Anyone who commits her or himself to responding to childrens demands and makes the work of response a considerable part of her or his life, is a mother”
nurturing abilities lead to a kind of what
maternal thinking which is constructed out of reflection, judgement, and emotion about their maternal role
-we grow up not only children but future responsible citizens
under sara ruddick perspective what does the mother become
- she questions society
- mothering becomes a social paradigm
- ruddick expands her maternal thinking theory to point to a way in which they could function in the public sphere
Mothering is a work or practice and what..
- Ruddick seperates it from the act of giving birth
- she encourages women to make the choice of whether to refuse or to undertake pregnancy and child care
- enabling a women to control her own pregnancies, would develop a maternal commitment to cherish life and undertake a work of peace(ethnic of care)
the notion of womens role in the peacemaking process was ?
taken up and aligned with teh ecofeminism movements concerns with the health of the planet
ecofeminists tended to
romanticize natural birth and child care, using it as a metaphor for nurturing of the earth
In which ways does race shape the experience and the practice of motherhood
In the United States aprox 1/2 of black children and 1/3 of hispanic children who survive infancy live in poverty
Is poverty the same for everybody?
Motherhood is a subjective experience
-It is linked to the sociocultural context and to issues of race, class, and power
What shapes the experience of mothering
public policies, access to power, and social stereotypes
for racial-ethnic women, being able to keep one’s wanted children is
a form of maternal empowerment
The term motherwork, or reproductive labor, descibes
work that combines public and private, industrial and collective, in terms of survival, empowerment, and identity
Hill Collins uses motherwork as a conceptual lens that descibes black womens experiences with
- paid reproductive labor in the labor market
- unpaid labor at home
- political activity-activism
personal sovereignty, interms of racial-ethnic motherwork
concerns fighting to hold onto views of family and motherhood that differ from mainstream views
Hill Collins critizes the emphasis placed on male..?
domination in household and political economy as a driving force to family life in feminist theorizing about motherhood
How does the experience of migration and seperation shapes mothering practices?
- with globalization, there is an increasing demand for immigrant women to take over the domestic responsibilities of other women
- women also feel the pressure to immigrate since many people in their villages do so
female headed transnational families can be best described as
households with core members living in at least two nation-states in which the mother works abroad and her children reside in the home country
The practice of transnational mothering in the Phillippines differ..
from the split households of earlier Chinese, Mexican, and Filipino migrants becase in the later the mother is in charge of productive labor
Nativists organizations aim
the further restriction and exclusion of immigration
In some counties like Taiwan, Filipina domestic works are..
not eligible for family reunification
In singapore and Malysia, Fillipina domestic workers
cannot marry native citizens
Even in countries where family reunification is allowed,
structural circumstances determine migrant women from bringing their children with them
the practice of fatherhood. the direct relation of men with their family in general and their children in particular
fathering
the social instituation of fatherhood, framed by ideas, traditions, and values
fatherhood
what is the two “fathers” across cultures
the intimate father patern
and the aloof patern
father involved in domestic activities with children and woman
-more egalitarian
the intimate father pattern
men spend time with other men. family is not the center but a social requirement and a personal need/possesion
the aloof father pattern
Public space vs private space
divided like mothers private and public spaces (but not complementary)
- public spaces as the political one(easier access for men)
- private spaces as the family one (men still hold power)
division of public/private spaces is a consequence of modernity (19th and 20th)
Men working far from home
- paid labor (industrialization)
- disconnected from family life (absence)
- only economic provideer or disiplinarian figure
Fathers more involved with their children
- economic providers
- emotional nurturers
- more joint custody for men
- emerging single-father households (1 out of 5)