Berit Åström

Analysing American Advice Books for Single Mothers Raising Sons (eBook, ePUB)

Essentialism, Culture and Guilt

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Although single fathers as primary careers are on the rise, most single-parent households in the US are headed by women. These women are a lucrative market for parenting books and most of these books are aimed at single mothers raising sons. This intersectional study analyses the way in which these advice books draw on mother blame language, misconceptions of neuropsychological research and traditional conceptualisations of masculinity and femininity to convince the mother readers that they are unable to raise a son to be a man. The study further connects the advice books to a cultural backlash against ideas of 'involved fatherhood' and 'caring masculinity', exploring how the authors argue for a return to traditional family structures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785278907
• Artikelnr.: 67357683

Autorenporträt

Dr Berit Åström is an associate professor at the Department of Language Studies, Umeå University, Sweden. Her main research field is motherhood studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Childcare and Advice in Times of Change
Gender: Borderwork, Science and the Dangerous Mother
Class and Race: Expectations of Mothers and Sons
Reinstating the Father: Fathers in Advice Books for Mothers
Conclusion
Appendix
 Notes
 Bibliography
Index