Mothers work : confronting the Mommy Wars, raising children, and working for social change / Michelle Napierski-Prancl

Author: Napierski-Prancl, Michelle
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 159 pages).

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Lexington studies in communication and storytelling

Contents

The Mommy Wars: an imaginary battle over mothers(') work -- Listening to their side of the story: introducing the moms -- Mothers work: nostalgia, language, and the myth of eating bon bons -- The dreaded question: so what do you do?: Stay-at-home moms, the issue of identity, and the decision to stay home -- Supermoms, daycare, and family friendly policies: full-time working mothers -- The best of both worlds? Part-time working moms -- Moving forward: mothers as agents of social change.

Summary

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.

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ISBN

149851460X
9781498514606 (electronic bk.)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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