Full name: The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined All Women

Author: Susan J. Douglas Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Feminism, Non Fiction, Parenting, Psychology, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780743260466 0743260465

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working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and more -- The Mommy Myth contends that this "new momism" has been shaped by out-of-date mores, and that no matter how hard they try, women will never achieve it.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!" Similar books: Slut! by Leora Tanenbaum Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf Perfect Madness by Judith Warner Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich The Feminine Mistake by Leslie Bennetts Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein Why Have Kids? by Jessica Valenti Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel Enlightened Sexism by Susan J. Douglas The End of Men by Hanna Rosin For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich Rage Becomes Her by Soraya Chemaly Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy Pink Think by Lynn Peril The War Against Women by Marilyn French Where the Girls Are by Susan J. Douglas The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg Guyland by Michael Kimmel Packaging Girlhood by Sharon Lamb Not Even Wrong by Paul Collins