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Conceiving parenthood
Book • 2007
In 'Conceiving Parenthood,' Amy Laura Hall examines how American Protestantism shaped ideas about family, reproduction, and domestic responsibility across the twentieth century.
The book analyzes sermons, magazines, and cultural artifacts to show how religious discourse influenced expectations of parenthood and gender roles.
Hall traces how theological and social narratives about reproduction intersected with political and medical developments, affecting public and private life.
The study pays attention to class, race, and media in shaping domestic ideals and religiously-inflected policies.
It offers critical insight into how religious thought helped construct modern American family norms and continues to inform debates about parenthood.
The book analyzes sermons, magazines, and cultural artifacts to show how religious discourse influenced expectations of parenthood and gender roles.
Hall traces how theological and social narratives about reproduction intersected with political and medical developments, affecting public and private life.
The study pays attention to class, race, and media in shaping domestic ideals and religiously-inflected policies.
It offers critical insight into how religious thought helped construct modern American family norms and continues to inform debates about parenthood.
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Mentioned by Amy Laura Hall as her earlier book on domesticity and Protestant views of parenthood.
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