The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia

Marilyn J.Coleman; Lawrence H.Ganong

doi:10.4135/9781452286143

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Myth of Motherhood

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Marilyn J. Coleman
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Lawrence H. Ganong
In:The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143
Subject:American Studies, Family Studies (general)
Keywords:mothering; myths of motherhood

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The myth of motherhood is an idealization deeply embedded in American society. The myth states that motherhood is instinctual, it is totally fulfilling for a woman, and the mother is the best care provider for her children. Mothers are responsible for ...

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  Coleman, M. J., & Ganong, L. H. (2014). Myth of motherhood. In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 4, pp. 927-928). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143
  
  Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong. "Myth of Motherhood." In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, edited by Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong, 927-28. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.
  
  Coleman, M. J. and Ganong, L. H. 2014. Myth of Motherhood. In: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong Editors, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 927-928 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143> [Accessed 1 Dec 2023].
  
  Coleman, Marilyn J. and Lawrence H. Ganong. "Myth of Motherhood." The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 927-28. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.
  
  Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong. Myth of motherhood. In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2014: 927-928. doi:10.4135/9781452286143
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