{"product_id":"mothering-by-degrees-single-mothers-and-the-pursuit-of-postsecondary-education-hardback-9780813588438","title":"Mothering by Degrees; Single Mothers and the Pursuit of Postsecondary Education (Hardback) 9780813588438","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMothering by Degrees\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSingle Mothers and the Pursuit of Postsecondary Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJillian M. Duquaine-Watson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813588438\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 May 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Jillian Duquaine-Watson casts an insightful eye on how determined single mothers navigate the obstacles of time, money, and a chilly campus climate as they seek to improve their family's fortunes by pursuing a higher degree. These rich stories shatter stereotypes, inspire admiration, and call out for attention.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e - Kathleen Gerson (author of The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRead Jillian Duquaine-Watson's Interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href='\"http:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Scholar-Finds-That-Academe-s\/240004\"'\u003ehttp:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/Scholar-Finds-That-Academe-s\/240004\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Chronicle of Higher Education)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 AERA Division J Outstanding Publication Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMothering by Degrees\u003c\/i\u003e, Jillian Duquaine-Watson shows how single mothers pursuing college degrees must navigate a difficult course as they attempt to reconcile their identities as single moms, college students, and in many cases, employees. They also negotiate a balance between what they think a good mother should be, and what society is telling them, and how that affects their choices to go to college, and whether to stay in college or not. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first book length study to focus on the lives and experiences of single mothers who are college students, \u003ci\u003eMothering by Degrees\u003c\/i\u003e points out how these women are influenced by dominant American ideologies of motherhood, and the institutional parameters of the schools they attend, and argues for increased attention to the specific ways in which the choices, challenges, and opportunities available to mothers are shaped within their specific environments, as well as the ways in which mothers help shape those environments...\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Lessons from My Grandmother\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1          The Politics of Single Motherhood in America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2          Trying to Make Ends Meet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3          Clocks and Calendars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4          Navigating America’s Child Care Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5          Mothering Alone in a Chilly Climate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAddendum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563714769176,"sku":"9780813588438","price":85.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mothering-by-degrees-single-mothers-and-the-pursuit-of-postsecondary-education-hardback-9780813588438","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}