Mother Troubles : Rethinking Contemporary Maternal Dilemmas

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Summary: refreshing, thought-provoking and a delight to read.
Review: This collection examines the diverse and complex issues which mothers face. Essays on pregnant teens, child endangerment, drug-using mothers, were probing and refreshing, thought-provoking and a delight to read. The perspectives (religious, legal, phiosophical) are far-ranging and yet distinct themes emerge from these contributors, the most important of which is that we need to think harder and deeper about why mothers make the decisions they do, and what those decisions mean to the fabric our social, economic and political communities. It is one thing to say "it takes a village" to raise a family, and another thing entirely to examine what a difficult, challenging and unpredictable place a village can be...that is what this volume accomplishes.