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The Myth of Motherhood in Communist and Postcommunist Romania: From Pro-Natalist Policies to Neoliberal Views

The Myth of Motherhood in Communist and Postcommunist Romania: From Pro-Natalist Policies to Neoliberal Views

Roxana-Elisabeta Marinescu
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781668445112|ISBN10: 1668445115|EISBN13: 9781668445129
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4511-2.ch022
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Marinescu, Roxana-Elisabeta. "The Myth of Motherhood in Communist and Postcommunist Romania: From Pro-Natalist Policies to Neoliberal Views." Research Anthology on Feminist Studies and Gender Perceptions, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 368-386. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4511-2.ch022

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Marinescu, R. (2022). The Myth of Motherhood in Communist and Postcommunist Romania: From Pro-Natalist Policies to Neoliberal Views. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Feminist Studies and Gender Perceptions (pp. 368-386). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4511-2.ch022

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Marinescu, Roxana-Elisabeta. "The Myth of Motherhood in Communist and Postcommunist Romania: From Pro-Natalist Policies to Neoliberal Views." In Research Anthology on Feminist Studies and Gender Perceptions, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 368-386. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4511-2.ch022

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Abstract

This chapter analyses how the myth of motherhood was construed and enforced on Romanian women in two recent epochs. While in the latter part of communism women were expected to be “mothers of the nation” and produce five or more children for the country and the party, due to an infamous decree passed in 1966, the postcommunist period saw the same pressure put on women to fulfill their “patriotic duty,” this time in the neoliberal logic and in congruence with the Western model. Women imagery is consistent with this role, and this chapter provides insights into how primary school textbooks, together with the main documents and legal initiatives of the two periods, impacted the social expectations of motherhood and affected the Romanian women.

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