Negotiating ideals: Catholicism, intensive mothering ideology and gender norms in contemporary Poland
European Journal of Women's Studies
Published online on January 30, 2026
Abstract
European Journal of Women's Studies, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 138-152, February 2026.
In this article, we explore two partially overlapping set of ideas on appropriate mothering that shape the experiences of contemporary Polish mothers. One is rooted in Catholicism, while the other aligns with the ideology of intensive mothering. In the ...
In this article, we explore two partially overlapping set of ideas on appropriate mothering that shape the experiences of contemporary Polish mothers. One is rooted in Catholicism, while the other aligns with the ideology of intensive mothering. In the ...