Pandemic Mothering and Neoliberalism

This book illustrates how mothers have crafted their own forms of motherhood care in urban India. It appeals to scholars, researchers, and students of sociology, as well as policymakers, practitioners, and activists interested in how emerging demographic trends, global health crises, and state economic policies shape motherhood identities.

Jagriti Gangopadhyay is Associate Professor at Manipal Institute of Social Sciences Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. Her research interests are social gerontology and medical sociology, and she has published in books and journals as well.

Chapter I: Introduction: Indian working mothers, neoliberalism and the pandemic Chapter II: Entrepreneur Mothers: Personal Ambitions and Being a mother Chapter III: Single Mothers: Managing Career and Childcare Chapter IV: Work-from-home mothers: Navigating a pandemic, work commitments and childcare Chapter V: Traditional forms of caregiving and working mothers: The most suited arrangement? Chapter VI: Mothers as school teachers: Managing aspirations, childcare and neoliberal ideals Chapter VII: Conclusion: The future of "motherhood care", requirements of the economy and new forms of family systems