Review Of "Reconceiving Womanhood: Separating Motherhood From Female Identity" By M. S. Ireland
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
10-1-1994
Published In
Contemporary Psychology
Abstract
Reviews the book, Reconceiving Womanhood: Separating Motherhood from Female Identity by Mardy S. Ireland (1993). In this essay, Ireland examines feminine identity and motherhood. The first portion of the book recounts an anecdotal study of women without children. Based on retrospective accounts gleaned through open-ended interviews, Ireland explores "pathways to an adult identity" outside of motherhood. This book will be of interest to clinicians, especially those who work with women who are struggling with decisions about childbearing or who are confronting the impossibility of conceiving.
Recommended Citation
Jeanne Marecek.
(1994).
"Review Of "Reconceiving Womanhood: Separating Motherhood From Female Identity" By M. S. Ireland".
Contemporary Psychology.
Volume 39,
Issue 10.
984-985.
DOI: 10.1037/034190
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-psychology/1043