Analysing American advice books for single mothers raising sons : essentialism, culture and guilt /

"This intersectional study analyses the normative pressures placed on single mothers raising sons in contemporary parenting literature and how traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity are used to undermine the mothers. The study further connects the advice books to a cultural backlash ag...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Åström, Berit (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Didactic literature, American > History and criticism.
Parents in literature.
Mothers and sons.
Parenting.
Single mothers.
Feminism.
Didactic literature, American.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This intersectional study analyses the normative pressures placed on single mothers raising sons in contemporary parenting literature and how traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity are used to undermine the mothers. The study further connects the advice books to a cultural backlash against ideas of 'involved fatherhood' and 'caring masculinity'."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (103 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785278891
1785278894
9781785278907
1785278908

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