Theorizing Motherhood and Emerging Adulthood: Representations, Explorations, and Contentions

Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Motherhood and Emerging Adulthood. This collection of essays delves into the complex and often unexplored territory of mothering emerging adults, offering fresh perspectives and insightful analysis.

Theorizing Motherhood and Emerging Adulthood addresses the unique challenges and transformations mothers face as their children transition into adulthood. Through empirical research, reflective essays, and creative pieces, the contributors explore themes such as normative motherhood, maternal regret, and the impact of cultural expectations. This volume is for scholars, students, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the evolving dynamics between mothers and their emerging adult children. Discover new perspectives on:

• Challenging traditional motherhood ideals
• Navigating non-proximate mothering and e-mothering
• Understanding the impact of intergenerational trauma

Kae Solomon holds a Masters of Education from the University of British Columbia, and has completed graduate studies in Creative Nonfiction at Simon Fraser University’ s The Writer’ s Studio program. After graduating, she worked as a teacher’ s assistant in this program. She has published with Barren Magazine, Little Fish Magazine, TWS’ s emerge 21 and is featured in the anthology Don’ t Tell: Family Secrets. She has completed her first memoir, is working on a second as well as a novel. Kae is also a musician and in the process of recording an album of original songs. Kae works as an elementary teacher librarian on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Tseil-waututh and Squamish. She lives in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, with her family. Talia Esnard, (PhD Sociology) is a Senior Lecturer and Sociologist working within the Department of Behavioural Sciences, at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago. As a researcher, she focuses on issues of women, work, and organizations, particularly within entrepreneurial and educational spheres. She has also published sole, co-authored, multiple authored and edited books in areas of entrepreneurship, motherhood, social justice and higher education, as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion. She is the co-editor for Caribbean Educational Research Journal (CERJ) and associate editor for (i) Journal of Organizational Sociology, (ii) Gender, Work and Organization and (iii) Caribbean Journal of Multicultural Studies. She is a past recipient of the Taiwan Research Fellowship (2012) and Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program (Brock University-2015 and Ryerson University-2018). Maya Bhave’ s PhD in Sociology (Loyola University, Chicago) focused on Ethiopian immigrant women. After teaching Sociology at North Park University for ten years, she moved to Vermont where she has explored gender identity amongst female players in soccer, motherhood and child loss, as well as mothers’ struggle for work/life/family balance. Her most recent book is entitled “ War and Cleats: Women in Soccer in the United States. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled “ Mothering College-Aged Children: Strategies and Patterns of Maternal Influence, Investment and Sustained Social Bonds.” She has taught for many years as an Adjunct professor at Saint Michael’ s College, and most recently was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Middlebury College. Maya Bhave’ s PhD in Sociology (Loyola University, Chicago) focused on Ethiopian immigrant women. After teaching Sociology at North Park University for ten years, she moved to Vermont where she has explored gender identity amongst female players in soccer, motherhood and child loss, as well as mothers’ struggle for work/life/family balance. Her most recent book is entitled “ War and Cleats: Women in Soccer in the United States. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled “ Mothering College-Aged Children: Strategies and Patterns of Maternal Influence, Investment and Sustained Social Bonds.” She has taught for many years as an Adjunct professor at Saint Michael’ s College, and most recently was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Middlebury College.