Confidence Culture Portia Pedro Accessibly written and representing a

Accessibly written and representing a range of methodological perspectives

Pittsfield's brutally demanding yet devoted Coach Donald ''Deek'' Pollard

Topics covered include: - constructions of professional identities - men in the early years - multi-disciplinary working in the early years - professionalization in the nursery - early childhood leadership and policy Written in an accessible style and relevant to all levels of early years courses

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--Paula Giddings

Confidence Culture Portia Pedro Accessibly written and representing aIn Confidence Culture, Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill argue that imperatives directed at women to "love your body" and "believe in yourself" imply that psychological blocks rather than entrenched social injustices hold women back. Interrogating the prominence of confidence in contemporary discourse about body image, workplace, relationships, motherhood, and international development, Orgad and Gill draw on Foucault's notion of technologies of self to