Mothers on mothers : maternal readings of popular television / Rebecca Feasey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feasey, Rebecca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mothers on television.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2015

New York, NY : Peter Lang, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Supernanny to Gilmore Girls, from Katie Price to Holly Willoughby, a wide range of examples of mothers and motherhood appear on television today. Drawing on questionnaires completed by mothers across the UK, this book sheds new light on the diverse ways in which mothers make sense of popular representations of motherhood on television.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. Media methods research: Finding audiences and giving a voice to mothers; Chapter 2. Maternal preferences: From ordinary celebrity to the sitcom star; Chapter 3. Emulation, not identification: Sartorial styles, domestic skills and maternal discipline ; Chapter 4. Bad mothers and poor role models: Maternal inadequacy and the problem of perfection; Conclusion: A call for maternal diversity ; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-0353-9745-7

3-0353-0791-1

Publisher Number:

10.3726/978-3-0353-0791-7

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access