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Sharon Hays's scholarly work concentrates on gender and family issues, particularly centering on modern American cultural trends affecting child rearing and family economics.
Sep 10, 1998 · Hays argues that these ideas about appropriate mothering stem from a fundamental ambivalence about a system based solely on the competitive pursuit of individual interests.
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- Sharon Hays
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- Yale University Press
Sep 10, 1998 · Home. family & relationships. The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood. by Sharon Hays. 288 Pages, 6.12 x 9.25 in. Paperback. 9780300076523. Published: Thursday, 10 Sep 1998. $29.00. BUY. Also Available At: Amazon. Barnes & Noble. Bookshop. Indiebound. Indigo. Powell's. Seminary Co-op. Description. Awards.
Dec 31, 2020 · Based on her study of an economically diverse group of mothers, sociologist Sharon Hays (1996:8) theorized “intensive mothering” as a gendered ideology of parenting that compels women to engage in “child-centered, expert-guided, emotionally absorbing, labor-intensive, and financially expensive” childrearing practices.
- Jennifer Randles
- 2021
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Sharon Hays’ landmark book, The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood, this collection will revisit Hays’ concept of “intensive mothering” as a continuing, yet controversial representation of modern motherhood.
Formerly a professor of sociology and women’s and gender studies at the University of Virginia, Hays joined the sociology department at USC College this fall. On Nov. 7, she was formally installed as the third holder of the Barbra Streisand Professorship in Contemporary Gender Studies.
Apr 28, 2003 · Author, Sharon Hays talked about her book "Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform", published by Oxford University Press. The book examined welfare reform from its ...
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