by Élisabeth Badinter · ISBN 9782080642790
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«L'amour en plus» is the historical essay by Élisabeth Badinter, published by Flammarion in paperback (372 pages, in French).
The essay questions whether maternal love is a female instinct or a variable social behaviour and reviews the history of motherhood in France between the 17th and 20th centuries: attitudes towards children, social pressures and changing customs show that the supposed maternal nature is not as universal as is believed.
Originally published in 1980; the full subtitle is «histoire de l'amour maternel, XVIIe-XXe siècle». Includes bibliographical references.
Aimed at readers interested in family history, feminism and sociology; also useful for studying the social construction of motherhood.
Élisabeth Badinter is a French philosopher, author and historian.
