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The mommy myth : the idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined women  Cover Image Book Book

The mommy myth : the idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined women

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Challenges idealized concepts about motherhood that compromise women's rights and empowerment, citing unrealistic parenting standards, media scare tactics, and negative attitudes that victimize both working and stay-at-home moms.

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  • ISBN: 0743259998 : HRD
  • Physical Description: 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Free Press, c2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-361) and index.
Subject: Motherhood > United States.
Mothers > United States.
Mass media and women > United States.

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037 . ‡bSimon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075 ‡nSAN 200-2442
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1001 . ‡aDouglas, Susan J. ‡q(Susan Jeanne), ‡d1950-
24514. ‡aThe mommy myth : ‡bthe idealization of motherhood and how it has undermined women / ‡cSusan J. Douglas and Meredith W. Michaels.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bFree Press, ‡cc2004.
300 . ‡a383 p. : ‡bill. ; ‡c24 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [337]-361) and index.
520 . ‡aChallenges idealized concepts about motherhood that compromise women's rights and empowerment, citing unrealistic parenting standards, media scare tactics, and negative attitudes that victimize both working and stay-at-home moms.
650 0. ‡aMotherhood ‡zUnited States.
650 0. ‡aMothers ‡zUnited States.
650 0. ‡aMass media and women ‡zUnited States.
7001 . ‡aMichaels, Meredith W.
901 . ‡aBK0004313932 ‡bUnknown ‡c226505 ‡tbiblio
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