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Title: The Mommy Myth : The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined Women by Susan Douglas, Meredith Michaels ISBN: 0-7432-5999-8 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 09 February, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.84 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A book whose time has come
Comment: A straight-talking critique of the Cult of the Perfect Mom, told with a healthy dollop of exasperation. The authors deconstruct this image -- peddled relentlessly by our media -- and assert that it's OK if you don't love parenting every minute. This is *not* an argument against having kids or loving them! The authors are simply trying to let the millions of guilt-ridden moms in this country off the hook, because being a parent isn't easy and it's so much harder when the media suggests otherwise. How this message can be perceived as "anti-child," as a number of reviewers here seem to suggest, is beyond me. So many mothers blame themselves if they aren't euphoric over every dirty diaper and spilled sippy cup. We believe the problem is within *us* and that if we only tried harder, we'd fit those media images. Why aren't we looking at the ways society fails to support mothers -- and fathers? Corporate America and the government get off scott-free, when in reality these institutions could be doing so much more to truly support families. "The Mommy Myth" shines a light on these unasked questions, and encourages mothers to stop blaming themselves and demand more from the institutions that benefit from our efforts to raise responsible, productive future workers and citizens.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must Read for Any Woman Considering Motherhood in the US
Comment: This book uses content analysis to dissect the American culture of motherhood and how motherhood has changed over the last thirty years. It discusses the expectations and requirements our culture places on what it takes to be a "good mom". It also analyzes how we promote motherhood and exhalt motherhood in word but not deed, (i.e. we have beautiful Hallmark cards for motherhood, but no real support system in public policy). It is well written, although some of the chapters are a little redundant.
Rating: 5
Summary: MUST READ
Comment: This book is by far the best book that I have read this year. I recommend to anyone, male or female, kids or no kids, read this book!! The authors have given an important analysis of the ridiculous expectations given to parents and in particular moms. They shed light on the new cold war; the war between working and non-working moms. The motivation behind the pressures to be the perfect mom are as they authors suggest undermining feminism. Women are now expected to be June Cleaver and Carly Fiorina. The authors do a remarkable job of compiling magazine articles which perpetuate the mommy myth. Great examples of such Stepford Moms as Kathy Lee Gifford, Christie Brinkley, Cindy Crawford. The book is not anti-kids, in fact, it is pro-family it just gives one a realistic view of parenting, society, and the media. BUY THIS BOOK, I definately recommend. Make your husband and your mom read, too.
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Title: Maternal Desire: On Children, Love, and the Inner Life by Daphne de Marneffe, Daphne de Marneffe ISBN: 0316059951 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 22 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The New Wife: The Evolving Role of the American Wife by Susan Shapiro Barash ISBN: 1932053085 Publisher: Nonetheless Press Pub. Date: 14 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It by Andrea J. Buchanan ISBN: 1580050824 Publisher: Seal Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Dispatches from a Not-So-Perfect Life : Or How I Learned to Love the House, the Man, the Child by FAULKNER FOX ISBN: 1400049393 Publisher: Harmony Books Pub. Date: 23 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden ISBN: 0805066195 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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