Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America In Stock Now

In the early 20th century United States, motherhood invoked an idea that served as an all-encompassing identity, rooted in notions of self-sacrifice and infused with powerful social and political meanings. Sixty years later, mainstream views of motherhood had been transformed and Mother found herself blamed for a wide array of social and psychological ills. In Mom, Ms. Plant traces this important shift through history and popular culture.