Privatised Motherhood: Confession and Anxiety in Neoliberal Times

by Ruth Cain

Book Overview

The privatisation of relationships of care and dependency is increasing; the new social media is facilitating a confessional society and our press is keen to interrogate every dimension of our relationships. The combined cultural effect of these elements has created a paradoxical gap within which women with children may express the previously inexpressible: the ambivalence, difficulty and disappointment of motherhood.

This book takes an interdisciplinary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138777382
• ISBN13: 9781138777385
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages