{"product_id":"the-mask-of-motherhood-isbn-9780140291780","title":"The Mask of Motherhood","description":"Becoming a mother is filled with the extremes of emotion --the highest highs and the lowest lows. But women are often reluctant to talk honestly about the experience for fear they'll be seen as bad mothers. With wit and candor, \u003cb\u003eThe Mask of Motherhood\u003c\/b\u003e takes on the myths and the misinformation, helping women to prepare and deal with the depth of feeling that comes with the experience and perhaps most important, it lets them know that many, if not most, new mothers are feeling the same way.\u003cb\u003eSusan Maushart\u003c\/b\u003e, sociologist and mother of three, explores how motherhood affects our marriages and friendships, our relationships with parents, our sex lives, and our self-esteem. In The Mask of Motherhood, mothers will find the comfort and reassurance they are looking for, and confirmation that, indeed, motherhood is the toughest job in the world, but can also be the most rewarding.The Mask of Motherhood - Susan Maushart       Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eFaking Motherhood: The Mask Revealed\u003cbr\u003e\"Falling\": The Experience of Pregnancy\u003cbr\u003eLaboring Under Delusions\u003cbr\u003ePenelope Leach Meets Godzilla: A Chaos Theory of New Motherhood\u003cbr\u003eLactation Intolerant: The Worst of Breast Is Best\u003cbr\u003eThe Juggled Life\u003cbr\u003eSuperwoman and Stuporman: Parenthood and Partnership\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotesSusan Maushart is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and is heard regularly on ABC Radio as host of the acclaimed online series \"Multiple Choice.\" Maushart has a PhD in Media Ecology from New York University and her book \u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by the \u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a feminist classic.\" She lives in Australia but will be returning to live in the Long Island, New York, area this winter.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305427226853,"sku":"NP9780140291780","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140291780.jpg?v=1767740430","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-mask-of-motherhood-isbn-9780140291780","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}