Reviews for Maternal thinking

The average rating for Maternal thinking based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-08-09 00:00:00 Benjamin Paswater Anyone who believes that motherhood is weak can not help but be changed by Ruddick's careful analysis. This is not a raving feminist book. It merely suggests that the nurturing skills women learn in mothering could and should be harnassed to help build an environment for positive discussion instead of the testosterone infused conflict of the past.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-06-27 00:00:00 Luiz Fernando Cairo This book really surprised me. Ruddick gets caricatured as the epitome of essentialist, naive, white solipsistic, middle class, US centric feminism. She's actually much more self-aware and critical in her claims that she gets credit for. Of course, she must be supplemented with work by feminist/maternal theorists of color; Dorothy Robert's, Angela Davis', and Patricia Hill Collins' work all immediately comes to mind. There's so much here that's still relevant to contemporary conversations, especially about peacemaking as a daily/ordinary practice; this could offer insights to how to deal with conflict and harm without turning to the police or prison-industrial complex. Very rich text and still worth reading!