The limits of intensive feeding
Maternal Foodwork at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2249249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joslyn Brenton (Department of Sociology Ithaca College New York USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 863-877 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9566.12547 |
| PMID | 28271522 |
| OpenAlex | W2591746323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 32 |
Despite experiencing numerous barriers, mothers today confront increasing social pressure to embody perfection through their foodwork. A growing body of social science research identifies how gender and class inequality shape women's perceptions of food and their feeding strategies, but this research is thus far limited in its understanding of the roles that race and ethnic identity play in a mother's food landscape. Drawing on 60 in-depth interviews with a racially and economically diverse group of mothers, this paper examines how feeding young children is intertwined with contemporary ideas about child health as well as women's efforts to negotiate race, class, and gender hierarchies. Extending Hays' concept of intensive mothering, rich descriptions of feeding children reveal how mothers in this study are discursively engaged with what I call an 'intensive feeding ideology' - the widespread belief that good mothering is synonymous with intensive food labour. Drawing on intersectional theory, this article discusses the limits of an intensive feeding ideology, particularly for poor and middle-class mothers of colour. The findings contribute to an understanding of how power relations are embedded within food ideologies and how mothers of young children attempt to negotiate them
Class (philosophy · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Ideology · Immigration · Intersectionality · Negotiation · Perception · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Race (biology · Social class · Social science · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology
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The Framing of Social Class Distinctions through Family Food and Eating Practices
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Children's food, power and control
Morality and Health
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Intersectionality's Definitional Dilemmas
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 49 |