Media and Middle Class Moms : Images and Realities of Work and Family

English

ISBN: 0415993091

EAN: 9780415993098

Category: Social Science / Sociology / General/Business & Economics / Economic Conditions/Social Science / Social Classes/Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood/Social Science / Women'S Studies/

Publisher: Routledge

Release Date: 02/28/2009

Synopsis: Written by nationally recognized anthropologists Conrad P. Kottak and Lara Descartes, this ethnography of largely white, middle class families in a town in the Midwest explores the role that the media play in influencing how those families cope with everyday work/family issues. The book insightfully reports that families struggle with, and make, work/family decisions based largely on the images and ideas they receive from media sources, though they strongly deny being so influenced. An ideal book for teaching undergraduate family, media, and methods courses. Book jacket.

Media and Middle Class Moms : Images and Realities of Work and Family

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Width: 0.6 inches

Length: 0.9 inches

Weight: 0.0 oz

Pages: 208