Lynn O'Brien Hallstein
Author
Language
English
Description
Argues that expectations for mothering include a new core principle of "body work."
The requirements of "good" motherhood used to primarily involve the care of children, but now contemporary mothers are also pressured to become bikini-ready immediately postpartum. Lynn O'Brien Hallstein analyzes celebrity mom profiles to determine the various ways that they encourage all mothers to engage in body work as the energizing solution to solve any work-life...