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7 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but the methods are questionable,
By b. "zaragoza" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood (Hardcover)
An interesting book for anyone who has ever grappled with balancing work and motherhood. However, Hays' review of secondary sources on family life throughout the ages reads like an undergraduate term-paper. Hays' analysis of child-rearing manuals concludes that while people are buying these manuals, the effect upon them is unknown. The meat of her analysis is based upon interviews with 38 women - a focus group too small to contain any conclusive evidence on the topic. If you are looking for a sociological analysis of motherhood & work, the rigorous quantitative approaches are just not there. If, however, you want an entertaining ancedotal book on how some women view motherhood, child-rearing & working, then this is the book for you.
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The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood by Sharon Hays (Paperback - September 10, 1998)
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