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Preferred term
maternal education
Definition
- The idea that education should help women to become better mothers first gained wide acceptance in 19th-century Europe and America. As schooling expanded worldwide during the late 20th century, international demographic surveillance programs were launched, permitting assessment of the intergenerational effects of education. [Source: Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide; Maternal Education]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/maternal_education
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