Single mother : the emergence of the domestic intellectual / Jane Juffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juffer, Jane, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single mothers--United States.

Single mothers.

Single mothers--United States--Public opinion.

Single mothers--Government policy--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : New York University Press, [2006]

Summary:

Long perceived as the ultimate symbol of social breakdown and sexual irresponsibility, the single mother is now, in the context of welfare-to-work policies, often hailed as the new spokesperson for hard work and self-sufficiency. A dozen years after Dan Quayle denounced the television character Murphy Brown for making the decision to become a single mother "just another lifestyle choice," President George W. Bush applauded single mothers for "heroic work," and positive on-screen representations of single mothers abound, from The Gilmore Girls to Sex and the City to American Idol .

Contents:

Representing the single mom (and watching TV with Alex)

The corporate university

The U.S.-Mexican border

Puerto Rican Chicago

Mothers and sons

Choice

Conclusion

From identity politics to human rights.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814743461

0814743463

9780814743799

081474379X

OCLC:

779828456