by Michelle Napierski-Prancl (Author)

Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work explores the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs while analyzing how mothers feel about themselves, each other, and the culture that situates them against one another.

Author Biography

Michelle Napierski-Prancl is professor of sociology and faculty director of the Women's Institute at Russell Sage College.