Explores a significant yet virtually untouched aspect of motherhood and intellectual work and will resonate with the experience of many professional women. Academic mothers are likely to be middle class, have access to some form of child care, live in a democracy and have some legal rights and protections. But the book reveals that there are freedoms such women still cannot achieve. The stories of three academic mothers in South Africa reveals so much: their ability and achievements, their concern for their families and ...
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Explores a significant yet virtually untouched aspect of motherhood and intellectual work and will resonate with the experience of many professional women. Academic mothers are likely to be middle class, have access to some form of child care, live in a democracy and have some legal rights and protections. But the book reveals that there are freedoms such women still cannot achieve. The stories of three academic mothers in South Africa reveals so much: their ability and achievements, their concern for their families and their determination and reflectiveness. The book breaks new methodological ground for qualitative researchers, revealing the intimacy between methodological decisions and the ontology of the text. So it will interest social researchers as well as filling an important gap in gender studies.
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Add this copy of Academic Mothers to cart. $39.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 2007 by Trentham Books Ltd.
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Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 196 p. Audience: General/trade. SOFT COVER(ST3216) FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for a pre-owned Soft Cover Book: This book may be Contains writing Marking, Highlight, Answers for most Questions, Notes, Names, Marker s Marks, and/Under-lining. Back and front cover wrinkled & creased (YES), Stem s binding (Good), Water damaged (NONE), wrinkled pages (yes). You will be at most 65% satisfied with this item or your money back guarantee
