How Long to Read Still a Mother

How Long Does it Take to Read Still a Mother?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Still a Mother by Jackie Krasas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Jackie Krasas traces the trajectories of mothers who have lost or ceded custody to an ex-partner. She argues that these noncustodial mothers' experiences should be understood within a greater web of gendered social institutions such as employment, education, health care, and legal systems that shapes the meanings of contemporary motherhood in the United States. If motherhood means "being there," then noncustodial mothers, through their absence, are seen as nonmothers. They are anti-mothers to be reviled. At the very least, these mothers serve as cautionary tales. Still a Mother questions the existence of an objective method for determining custody of children and challenges the "best-interests standard" through a feminist, reproductive justice lens. The stories of noncustodial mothers that Krasas relates shed light on marriage and divorce, caregiving, gender violence, and family court. Unfortunately, much of the contemporary discussion of child custody determination is dominated either by gender-neutral discussions, or, at the opposite end of the spectrum, by the idea that fathers are severely disadvantaged in custody disputes. As a result, the idea that mothers always receive custody has taken on the status of common sense. If this was true, as Krasas affirms, there would be no book to write.

How long is Still a Mother?

Still a Mother by Jackie Krasas is 229 pages long, and a total of 59,311 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Still a Mother Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Still a Mother aloud.

What Reading Level is Still a Mother?

Still a Mother is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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