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"By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the right for women to access abortion in various countries of the Global North. The book provides insights on the past, present and potential actions and struggles in the future about continuing to have the right to procure an abortion. Rites and rituals in order to better understand the practices of Asian countries, such as China, Japan and Taiwan, permeate discussions and debates. The volume presents the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on access to abortion healthcare services and abortion, and the innovative initiatives and schemes designed and implemented. The latter encourages health professionals and decision-makers to reflect on the 'good practices' to retain and develop over the long term. This edited collection is intended for academics and students across the social sciences and healthcare sector, members of the legal profession, healthcare professionals, activists, policy-makers, and any stakeholders working for and caring about women's reproductive rights and abortion rights"--

"Divided into fifteen chapters, this book provides the reader with an insight into certain representations of mothers and motherhood in history and today's societies in some areas of the world, notably in Asia. Key facts about the history of motherhood are presented, together with the use of very recent notions and phrases portraying 'good' and 'bad' mothers. An analysis of the concepts of naming and blaming, along with regret with respect to mothers in twenty-first century societies, provides food for thought. Other issues addressed are varied and numerous: the politics of early intervention, feminist critique, mothers with disabilities and mothers of disabled children, incarcerared mothers, surrogate mothers, teenage mothers, lesbian mothers, and mothering in Eastern Asia, namely in China, Japan, and Korea. Interestingly, both visual arts and literature play a crucial role in this analysis. The publication will appeal to students, academics, researchers, and the general public interested in and seeking to comprehend the shifts which have occurred over time in connection with the vast and inexhaustible subject of motherhood and mothers - a private and public matter. Readers are also provided with a rich reference section dealing with the latest publications on the issues tackled by prominent academics and researchers in human geography, women's studies, sociology, gender studies, contemporary history, and the arts"--

"In Europe, the percentage of lone-parent families has risen from 14% to 19% between 1996 and 2012. Only in Greece and Finland did the rates fall, while in Denmark and the Republic of Ireland the rise has reached or exceeded 10 percent. As of 2017, there are 2.9 million lone parents with dependent children in the UK, and nine out of ten lone parents are women. Sadly, lone parents are known to experience considerable social, financial, and health problems.Fertility, Health and Lone Parenting examines the way in which lone parents live their lives, and how it impacts their health and well-being. Topics explored in these interdisciplinary contributions include lifestyle, nutrition, and the mental health of both parents and children. Unique empirical case studies within a European context help to expand the reader's understanding, whilst also drawing comparisons between the impacts of lone parenting on young mothers, fathers and their children.A timely volume, this book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in subjects such as Sociology of the Family, Social Policy, Social Work, Gender Studies and Family Policy."--Provided by publisher.

"In Europe, the percentage of lone-parent families has risen from 14% to 19% between 1996 and 2012. Only in Greece and Finland did the rates fall, while in Denmark and the Republic of Ireland the rise has reached or exceeded 10 percent. As of 2017, there are 2.9 million lone parents with dependent children in the UK, and nine out of ten lone parents are women. Sadly, lone parents are known to experience considerable social, financial, and health problems.Fertility, Health and Lone Parenting examines the way in which lone parents live their lives, and how it impacts their health and well-being. Topics explored in these interdisciplinary contributions include lifestyle, nutrition, and the mental health of both parents and children. Unique empirical case studies within a European context help to expand the reader's understanding, whilst also drawing comparisons between the impacts of lone parenting on young mothers, fathers and their children.A timely volume, this book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in subjects such as Sociology of the Family, Social Policy, Social Work, Gender Studies and Family Policy."--Provided by publisher.

Résumé Depuis les années 1970, des changements considérables sont intervenus dans la structure de la famille au Royaume-Uni : la famille nucléaire n'est plus le seul modèle en raison de l'augmentation des taux de divorce et de cohabitation et les femmes deviennent mères plus tard et ont moins d'enfants qu'auparavant. En conséquence, le nombre de familles monoparentales dont le chef de famille et le pourvoyeur de revenus est majoritairement une femme est en nette augmentation. Après une brève présentation de la monoparentalité, cet article répertorie les aides sociales et le soutien procurés aux mères isolées et à leurs enfants par le gouvernement britannique en place, ainsi que les récents changements dans l'attribution de ces aides dans le sens de restrictions.

L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser le processus de parentalisation de la maternité adolescente. En s'appuyant sur des données quantitatives (23 questionnaires) et qualitatives (29 entretiens), recueillies auprès de jeunes mineures enceintes ou mères, les auteurs analysent leur rapport au temps, au corps, ainsi que les métamorphoses identitaires enclenchées par l'annonce de cette naissance qui vient bousculer le temps de l'adolescence. Cette étude met à jour les fragilités sociales de ces jeunes, mais, plus encore, montre que l'identité maternelle doit se construire par opposition aux représentations et injonctions d'une société hostile aux maternités précoces. L'identité maternelle est conquise contre des rôles assignés (celui d'adolescente), contre des étapes temporelles scandées. La présente recherche questionne l'accueil fait à ces jeunes mères, l'impact des discours de l'échec (échec de la contraception, ignorance des effets de la sexualité, non maîtrise de la grossesse et du projet d'enfant, risques majorés...) sur la construction de la parentalité.