The new motherhoods: patterns of early child care in contemporary culture

In: Margaret S. Mahler series No. 18

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Acknowledgments -- The impact of contemporary culture on maternal functions : an overview / Salman Akhtar, MD -- The changing morphology of parenthood : its implications for separation : individuation theory / Henri Parens, MD -- Helicopter parents, tiger parents and cell phones / Susan Coates, PhD -- Single mothers and women's autonomy / Mary Kay O'Neil, PhD -- Sole-support mothers and autonomy from the child's perspective / S. Ami Berkowitz, MEd -- Mothers' experiences in creating an emotional connection with their adopted children : a qualitative study / Mary Winzinger, PhD, April Fallon, PhD, and Virginia Brabender, PhD -- Adoptive mothers growing up with their children : reflections on a long -- Term group for adoptive mothers / Elaine Frank, LCSW -- Immigrant mothers / Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, PhD, and Milena Claudius, MA -- Mothers without motherlands / Yaprak Elimez Harrison, MD, PhD -- Modern families : reflections on gender identity, sexual orientation, and motherhood / Deborah F. Glazer, PhD -- Complex gender identifications, regulatory anxiety, and grieving : reflections on lesbian motherhood / John L. Frank, MD -- Modern motherhood, modern mothering, and new family constellations : a concluding commentary / Mali Mann, MD -- References -- Index -- About the editors and contributors