Maverick Mother (ATOM Study Guide)

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SKU:
SG395
Content Type:
Feature Documentary
Year Levels:
7-12
Learning Areas:
English
Learning Areas:
Health and Human Development
Learning Areas:
Studies of Society and Environment
Learning Areas:
Media and Film Studies
Key Themes:
Solo Motherhood, The Changing Nature of Family, Identity and Independence, The Role of the Father, Reality vs. Media Representation, Reproductive Technology and Choice
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Solo motherhood is now on the verge of becoming chic in the west, a sign of ultimate reproductive independence for women. This documentary taps into a very current and contentious debate about many women's inability to find a suitable and willing male partner with whom they can have children. The film interrogates the nature of 'family' in contemporary western society and contemplates the past, present and future concepts of solo motherhood, and the attitudes of women who, rather than being 'left on the shelf' by men because they are too smart, too funny, too 'ugly', too talented or too independent, embrace their own sexuality and fertility to immerse themselves in life's greatest love and greatest challenge.