Mothers Work
Confronting the Mommy Wars, Raising Children, and Working for Social Change
Seiten
2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-1459-0 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-1459-0 (ISBN)
Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work explores the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs while analyzing how mothers feel about themselves, each other, and the culture that situates them against one another.
Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work examines the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs. Michelle Napierski-Prancl explores shared and divergent experiences, perspectives, lives, and challenges through the voices of experts on the topic of motherhood: the mothers themselves. Mothers Work analyzes how mothers feel about themselves, each other, and the culture that situates them against one another.
Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work examines the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs. Michelle Napierski-Prancl explores shared and divergent experiences, perspectives, lives, and challenges through the voices of experts on the topic of motherhood: the mothers themselves. Mothers Work analyzes how mothers feel about themselves, each other, and the culture that situates them against one another.
Michelle Napierski-Prancl is professor of sociology and chair of the Department of History and Society at Russell Sage College.
Chapter One: The Mommy Wars: An Imaginary Battle over Mothers(’) Work
Chapter Two: Listening to Their Side of the Story: Introducing the Moms
Chapter Three: Mothers Work: Nostalgia, Language, and the Myth of Eating Bon Bons
Chapter Four: The Dreaded Question: So What Do You Do? Stay-at-home Moms, the Issue of Identity, and the Decision to Stay Home
Chapter Five: Supermoms, Daycare, and Family Friendly Policies: Full-time Working Mothers
Chapter Six: The Best of Both Worlds? Part-time Working Moms
Chapter Seven: Moving Forward: Mothers as Agents of Social Change
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Lexington Studies in Communication and Storytelling |
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 435 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4985-1459-6 / 1498514596 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4985-1459-0 / 9781498514590 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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