The Mommy Myth - by Susan Douglas & Meredith Michaels (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Just as "The Feminine Mystique" got women out of the home, this book reveals the ground lost to an insidious movement that uses an idealized concept of motherhood to guilt women back into the cave.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 -- <i>The Mommy Myth</i> contends that this new momism has been shaped by out-of-date mores, and that no matter how hard they try, women will never achieve it.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!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An absolutely fascinating exposé...this eye-opening report contains a wealth of valuable insight into the never-ending, and ultimately self-defeating, quest for the maternal perfection glorified by contemporary American society.<br> -- <i>Booklist</i><br><br>In a book crackling with humor and sarcasm, the authors comb through the past thirty years' worth of nightly news reports, women's magazines, celebrity journalism, newspapers, and ads, and point out a growing obsession with this idealized, and guilt-inducing, version of motherhood that women can't achieve.<br> -- <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>This is a book for mothers who can admit that they yell sometimes, feed their children processed food, and occasionally get bored playing Barbie camp-out under the dining room table....It's a book for mothers who would be okay with being imperfect, if only the rest of the world would stop pointing out their shortcomings.<br> -- <i>The Washington Post</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Susan J. Douglas</b> is the Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. She is the author of <i>Listening In: Radio and the American Imagination, Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media, </i> and <i>Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922.</i> Her journalistic articles have appeared in <i>The Nation, Ms., In These Times, TV Guide, </i> and <i>The Progressive.</i> <p/><b>Meredith W. Michaels</b> 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.
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