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Thinking About the Baby : Gender and Transitions Into Parenthood Women in the Political Economy
author
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Walzer, Susan.
publisher
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Temple University Press
isbn10 | asin
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1566396301
print isbn13
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9781566396301
ebook isbn13
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9780585364155
language
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English
subject
Parenthood--Psychological aspects, Parenting--Psychological aspects, Mother and child, Father and child, Sex role.
publication date
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1998
lcc
:
HQ755.8.W363 1998eb
ddc
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306.874
subject
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Parenthood--Psychological aspects, Parenting--Psychological aspects, Mother and child, Father and child, Sex role.
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Thinking about the Baby
Gender and Transitions into Parenthood
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IN THE SERIES Women in the Political Economy, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg
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Thinking about the Baby
Gender and Transitions into Parenthood
Susan Walzer
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS, PHILADELPHIA 19122
Copyright 1998 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 1998 Printed in the United States of America
Text design by Gary Gore
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSIZ39, 48-1984
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Walzer, Susan, 1958 Thinking about the baby: gender and transitions into parenthood / Susan Walzer. p. cm. (Women in the political economy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56639-630-1 (alk. paper). ISBN 1-56639-631-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Parenthood Psychological aspects. 2. Parenting Psychological aspects. 3. Mother and child. 4. Father and child. 5. Sex role. I. Title II. Series. HQ755.8.W363 1998 306.874 dc21 97-47742 CIP
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Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
Chapter 1 Becoming Mothers and Fathers
1
Chapter 2 Parental Consciousness and Gender
15
Chapter 3 "Good" Mothers and Fathers
46
Chapter 4 Bonding with the Baby: Biology and Social Meanings
68
Chapter 5 As a Wife and a Mother: Marriage and Approaches to New Parenthood
100
Chapter 6 Images of Family
128
Chapter 7 Employment, Child Care, and Parental Accountability
143
Chapter 8 Conclusion
173
Notes
187
References
193
Index
203
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Acknowledgments
Some of the material in this book appeared in a somewhat different form in the articles "Thinking About the Baby: Gender and Divisions of Infant Care," published in 1996 in Social Problems, and "Contextualizing the Employment Decisions of New Mothers," published in 1997 in a special issue of Qualitative Sociology on families and social policy.
I am very grateful to the parents who agreed to talk with me about their transitions into motherhood and fatherhood. This book wouldn't exist without them, and I appreciate the generosity and thoughtfulness with which they shared their time and experiences.
This book began as a doctoral dissertation guided by Glenna Spitze, Karyn Loscocco, and Jim Zetka. I appreciate all three of them for sharing their talents and wisdom throughout my years as a graduate student at the State University of New York at Albany and beyond. Thank you to Glenna also for encouraging me to find my own voice as a sociologist and for being my friend. Karyn's intelligence and understanding enhance my work and my life.
I am also grateful to all of the members of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at Skidmore College as well as other colleagues around the college for their support and encouragement. Thank you to Susan Bender, Kate Berheide, John Brueggemann, Gerry Erchak, Bill Fox, and Pat Oles for helpful advice on this project.
Thanks also to Michael Ames at Temple University Press for his editorial insight and to Ronnie Steinberg and other reviewers
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unknown to me for their constructive readings of previous drafts of this book.
Thank you to my parents, Joyce and Richard Walzer, who got me into the world and have been there for me through thick and thin. My brother, Andy, is the quintessential comrade. My sister, Janet, has performed every function a sister, friend, and editor can perform, and for me defines the term "unconditional love."
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