This revealing work looks at representations of motherhood from a
wide range of pop culture sources to explore larger questions about
the image and self-image of mothers in the United States. How has
the popularity of Gilmore Girls influenced perspectives on teenage
pregnancies? How did the mother-in-law assume such monstrous
proportions? Did the Republicans' view of motherhood—and their
continual hectoring of Hillary Clinton for putting ambition ahead
of family—cost them the 2008 election? Mommy Angst: Motherhood in
American Popular Culture considers questions like these as it
probes our country's views on mothers, and how those views
shape—and are shaped by—the habitually oversimplified
portrayals of mothers in pop culture, politics, and the media.
Mommy Angst gets at the heart of America's anxious ambivalence
toward mothers—whether sanctifying them, vilifying them, or
praising the ideal of motherhood while thoroughly undervaluing the
complexities of their lives and their contributions to family and
society. To highlight the many sides of motherhood, the collection
contrasts the lives of a diverse range of real moms with their pop
culture representations, including Jewish mothers, Cuban mothers,
teenage mothers, mothers with disabilities, working versus
stay-at-home moms, and more.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2009 |
| First published: |
October 2009 |
| Editors: |
Ann C. Hall
• Mardia J. Bishop
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
252 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-37530-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-313-37530-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780313375309 |
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