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
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Childcare and advice in times of change
  • 2. Gender: Borderwork, science and the dangerous mother
  • 3. Class and race: Expectations of mothers and sons
  • 4. Reinstating the father: Fathers in advice books for mothers
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Appendix.

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