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Ideologies of motherhood and single mothers

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posted on 2012-09-10, 13:22 authored by Clare O'Hagan
This chapter examines the situation of lone parents in contemporay Ireland, in particular the workings of ideologies of motherhood and the family through different sites, contexts and institutions in order to determine the impact of these ideologies on single mothers' lives. Specifically, the number of single mothers, ideologies of motherhood and the family, the influence of Church, State and New Right and Irish social policy are examined, and their combined impact on Irish single mothers is explored.

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Single Motherhood in Twentieth Century Ireland: Cultural, Historical and Social Essays;pp. 65-82

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Edwin Mellen Press

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peer-reviewed

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English

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