Analysing American Advice Books for Single Mothers Raising Sons

Essentialism, Culture and Guilt

Analysing American Advice Books for Single Mothers Raising Sons
Berit Astroem
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7 Feb 2023 UK
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9781785278884
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Although single fathers as primary carers are on the rise, most single-parent households in the United States 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.
Dr Berit Astroem is an associate professor at the Department of Language Studies, Umea University, Sweden. Her main research field is motherhood studies.
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ISBN-13: 9781785278884
Published: 7 Feb 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Anthem Press
Publisher: Anthem Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 250

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