Problematising older motherhood in Canada: ageism, ableism, and the risky maternal subject.
This article examines how older motherhood and older mothers are problematised and represented in key Canadian policy texts on 'delayed childbearing' and 'advanced maternal age'. Drawing on critical disability studies and feminist scholarship on motherhood, we identify three kinds of representations...
| Publicado en: | Health, Risk & Society Vol. 24; no. 3/4; pp. 149 - 167 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr-Jun2022
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