Historical Perspective on the Ideologies of Motherhood and its Impact on Social Work

Throughout history, many attempts have been made to construct femininity. Women were chained to their homes by various rituals, customs and traditions that acted as unwritten laws which must be complied with. The construction of femininity was the most intense in times of industrialisation when migr...

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Main Author: Vesna Leskošek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Work & Society 2011-10-01
Series:Social Work and Society
Online Access:https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/270