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Taking readers on a provocative tour through thirty years of media images about mothers -- the superficial achievements of celebrity moms, the sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the media-manufactured "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and more -- The Mommy... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Diana: Add a description of this character.
- Roseanne
- Ronald Reagan
- Susan Smith
- Mccall
- Mary Beth Whitehead
- Dr. Laura
- Debby Boone
- Charles
- Dr. Spock
- Martha Stewart
- Tom Brokaw
- Ethan
- Belsky
- Hope
- Kirstie
- Michael
- Salk
- Melissa
- Dr. Stern
- Alice
- Dr. Bill
- Nancy
- Andrea Yates
- Murphy Brown
- Joanna
- Claire
- Emma
- Elliot
- Mondale
- Ted
- David
- Cindy Crawford
- Carmen
- Willie
- Schwartz
- Tina
- Maude
- Pogrebin
- Moyers
First Sentence edit
It's 5:22 P.M.
Table of Contents edit
INTRODUCTION The New Momism
ONE Revolt Against the MRS
TWO Mouthing Off to Dr. Spock
THREE Threats from Without: Satanism, Abduction, and Other Media Panics
FOUR Attack of the Celebrity Moms
FIVE Threats from Within: Maternal Delinquents
SIX The War Against Welfare Mothers
SEVEN The "Mommy Wars"
EIGHT Dumb Men, Stupid Choices -- or Why We Have No Childcare
NINE Moms "R" Us
TEN Dr. Laura's Neighborhood: Baby Wearing, Nanny Cams, and the Triumph of the New Momism
EPILOGUE Exorcising the New Momism
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan J. Douglas (Author)
- Meredith W. Michaels (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 306.8743
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Marriage & Family
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › Parenting & Families › Family Relationships › Motherhood
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Relationships › Marriage
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies
- Books › Parenting & Families › Parenting
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