Single parents : representations and resistance in an international context

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• This edited volume addresses how single mothers and fathers are represented in novels, self-help literature, daily newspapers, film and television, as well as within their own narratives in interviews on social media. With proportions varying between countries, the number of single parents has been increasing steadily since the 1970s in the Western world. Contributions to this volume analyse how various societies respond to these parents and family forms. Through a range of materials. methodologies and national perspectives, chapters make up three sections to cover single mothers, single fathers and solo mothers (single mothers who became parents through assisted reproductive technologies). The authors reveal that single parenthood is divided along the lines of gender and socioeceonomic status, with age, sexuality and the reason for being a single parent coming into play.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications (hsv//eng)

Keyword

single parenthood

novels

film

television

social media

assisted reproductive technologies

genusvetenskap

gender studies

Sociology

Humaniora

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ref (subject category)

sam (subject category)