1. Introduction: Childcare and advice in times of change -- 2. Gender: Borderwork, science and the dangerous mother -- 3. Class and race: Expectations of mothers and sons -- 4. Reinstating the father: Fathers in advice books for mothers -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix
Summary
"This intersectional study analyses the normative pressures placed on single mothers raising sons in contemporary parenting literature and how traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity are used to undermine the mothers. The study further connects the advice books to a cultural backlash against ideas of 'involved fatherhood' and 'caring masculinity'."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Dr. Berit Åström is an associate professor at the Department of Language Studies, Umeå University, Sweden
