Mommyblogs and the Changing Face of Motherhood

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Motherhood, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
Cover of the book Mommyblogs and the Changing Face of Motherhood by May Friedman, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Author: May Friedman ISBN: 9781442665248
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: January 15, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: May Friedman
ISBN: 9781442665248
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: January 15, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

Mothers have consistently relied upon one another for guidance and support as they navigate the difficult world of parenting. For many women, the increasingly established online community of “mommyblogs” now provides a source of camaraderie and support that acknowledges both the work of mothering and the implications of its undertaking. Beyond their capacity to entertain, how have mommyblogs shifted our understanding of twenty-first-century motherhood?

In examining the content of hundreds of mommyblogs, May Friedman considers the ways that online maternal life writing provides a front row seat to some of the most raw, offbeat, and engaging portraits of motherhood imaginable. Focusing on the composition of the “mamasphere” and on mommyblogs’ emphasis on connection, Friedman reveals the changing face of contemporary motherhood – one less concerned with the proscriptions of what good mothers should do, and more invested in what diverse mothers have to say.

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Mothers have consistently relied upon one another for guidance and support as they navigate the difficult world of parenting. For many women, the increasingly established online community of “mommyblogs” now provides a source of camaraderie and support that acknowledges both the work of mothering and the implications of its undertaking. Beyond their capacity to entertain, how have mommyblogs shifted our understanding of twenty-first-century motherhood?

In examining the content of hundreds of mommyblogs, May Friedman considers the ways that online maternal life writing provides a front row seat to some of the most raw, offbeat, and engaging portraits of motherhood imaginable. Focusing on the composition of the “mamasphere” and on mommyblogs’ emphasis on connection, Friedman reveals the changing face of contemporary motherhood – one less concerned with the proscriptions of what good mothers should do, and more invested in what diverse mothers have to say.

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