Becoming a mother : biology influences culture
The social and cultural aspects of motherhood
Predictable mother-daughter challenges over the life course
Learning to be a mother : the earliest years
The honeymoon years : daughters in early childhood
Living in the hood : teenage-hood
Mothering adult daughters : the gift of friendship
The cycle begins again : daughters becoming mothers
And the cycle recycles : daughters becoming caregivers
Sex and sexuality : what do mothers teach?
Lessons on parental separation and divorce
Social support : your friends and (extended) family network
Do mothers influence what we want to be when we grow up?
Lessons in economics and finance
Shaping a daughter's identity
Learning the maternal role within cultural perspectives