The mommy myth : the idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined women /
Douglas, Susan J. 1950-
The mommy myth : the idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined women / Susan J. Douglas and Meredith W. Michaels. - 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-361) and index.
Introduction: The New Momism -- Revolt Against the MRS -- Mouthing Off to Dr. Spock -- Threats from Without: Satanism, Abduction, and Other Media Panics -- Attack of the Celebrity Moms -- Threats from Within: Maternal Delinquents -- The War Against Welfare Mothers -- The "Mommy Wars" -- Dumb Men, Stupid Choices - or Why We Have No Childcare -- Moms "R" Us -- Dr. Laura's Neighborhood: Baby Wearing, Nanny Cams, and the Triumph of the New Momism -- Epilogue: Exorcising the New Momism. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"The Mommy Myth takes a provocative tour through the past thirty years of media images about mothers: the superficial achievements of the celebrity mom, the news media's sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the staging of the "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and the onslaught of values-based marketing that raises mothering standards to impossible levels, just to name a few. In concert with this messaging, the authors contend, is a conservative backwater of talking heads propagating the myth of the modern mom."--BOOK JACKET.
0743259998 9780743259996
2004299458
Motherhood--United States
Mothers--United States
Women in the mass media industry--United States
HQ759 / .D67 2004
306.87430973
The mommy myth : the idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined women / Susan J. Douglas and Meredith W. Michaels. - 383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-361) and index.
Introduction: The New Momism -- Revolt Against the MRS -- Mouthing Off to Dr. Spock -- Threats from Without: Satanism, Abduction, and Other Media Panics -- Attack of the Celebrity Moms -- Threats from Within: Maternal Delinquents -- The War Against Welfare Mothers -- The "Mommy Wars" -- Dumb Men, Stupid Choices - or Why We Have No Childcare -- Moms "R" Us -- Dr. Laura's Neighborhood: Baby Wearing, Nanny Cams, and the Triumph of the New Momism -- Epilogue: Exorcising the New Momism. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"The Mommy Myth takes a provocative tour through the past thirty years of media images about mothers: the superficial achievements of the celebrity mom, the news media's sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the staging of the "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and the onslaught of values-based marketing that raises mothering standards to impossible levels, just to name a few. In concert with this messaging, the authors contend, is a conservative backwater of talking heads propagating the myth of the modern mom."--BOOK JACKET.
0743259998 9780743259996
2004299458
Motherhood--United States
Mothers--United States
Women in the mass media industry--United States
HQ759 / .D67 2004
306.87430973