Motherhood judgement

Topic #2 "Motherhood has been constructed ideologically as compulsory only for those women considered 'fit,' and women have often been judged 'unfit' on the basis of their social location. . . . The ideology of mothehood . . . speaks not only of gender roles and behaviour, but it also constructs some locations within" rel="nofollow">in social relations of race, class, sexuality, ability and so on as more appropriate for motherhood than others" (Klin" rel="nofollow">ine 191). Discuss this statement about the ideology of motherhood Analyze how patriarchal beliefs about motherhood — and beliefs rooted in" rel="nofollow">in other systems of domin" rel="nofollow">ination — affect women's lives in" rel="nofollow">in a variety of ways. Also discuss how women have recisted these stereotypes of the "fit" and "unfit" mother.