{"product_id":"the-mommy-myth-the-idealization-of-motherhood-and-how-it-has-undermined-all-women-9780743260466","title":"The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women","description":"Taking readers on a provocative tour through thirty years of media images about mothers -- the superficial achievements of celebrity moms, the sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the media-manufactured \"mommy wars\" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and more -- \u003ci\u003eThe Mommy Myth\u003c\/i\u003e contends that this \"new momism\" has been shaped by out-of-date mores, and that no matter how hard they try, women will never achieve it. In this must-read for every woman, Susan J. Douglas and Meredith W. Michaels shatter the myth of the perfect mom and all but shout, \"We're not gonna take it anymore!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Douglas,Meredith Michaels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743260466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan J. Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e is the Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eListening In: Radio and the American Imagination, Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922.\u003c\/i\u003e Her journalistic articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, Ms., In These Times, TV Guide, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Progressive.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith W. Michaels\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who doubles as a philosophy professor at Smith College. Her research and writing focus on the way that cultural changes affect our understanding of reproduction, parenthood, and childhood.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456483455091,"sku":"9780743260466","price":30.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_153ed1b5-40e6-4968-9e58-831112f86592.jpg?v=1773751413","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-mommy-myth-the-idealization-of-motherhood-and-how-it-has-undermined-all-women-9780743260466","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}