- What does motherhood mean to first time mothers? Are there differences between women relating to age, social class, ethnicity and sexuality?
- What are the intergenerational narratives concerning motherhood? How do they resonate with theories of individualisation or shifting patterns of interdependence?
- How does being a mother change women's identities? What forms of entitlement (or loss) does it bring and what social practices/actions does it incite?
- How have women of different generations imagined and practised motherhood? What resources and advice do they draw upon (texts, people, products, community) and how does this fit with other identities, life plans?
- What part do men play in influencing women's expectations and experiences of motherhood?
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