Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

patriarchal ideology of motherhood  

Definition

  • Any understanding of mothering and motherhood must contend with the patriarchal ideology of motherhood, as it serves as the conventional lens that shapes common thinking, experiences, and practices regarding mothers, mothering, and motherhood.An ideology is a collection of related ideas and beliefs that underlie the practices of a society, a class, or other socially significant groups of people. Ideology both shapes and is shaped by the way people look at and organize their thinking about the world and themselves. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Patriarchal Ideology of Motherhood]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/patriarchal_ideology_of_motherhood

Download this concept: