Parenthood between Generations

<p> Recent literature has identified modern parenting as an expert-led practice-one which begins with pre-pregnancy decisions entails distinct types of intimate relationships places intense burdens on mothers and increasingly on fathers too. Exploring within diverse historical and global contexts how men and women make-and break-relations between generations when becoming parents this volume brings together innovative qualitative research by anthropologists historians and sociologists. The chapters focus tightly on inter-generational transmission and demonstrate its importance for understanding how people become parents and rear children.</p>