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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463933903321

Titolo

Motherhood online [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michelle Moravec

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-283-19311-6

1-4438-3139-5

9786613193117

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoravecMichelle

Disciplina

306.8743029

Soggetti

Blogs

Child rearing - Social aspects

Electronic discussion groups

Internet and women

Motherhood - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; FOREWORD; THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CASE STUDIES; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; BLOGS AND COMMUNITY; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

It may take a village to raise a child, but increasingly that means a virtual village. While the media may focus on the so-called "mommy wars" and babyrazzi follow every move of celebrity moms, millions of mothers world-wide are creating online communities. These mommy groups provide an alternative context for understanding how women construct modern motherhood together. Motherhood Online explores the mutifaceted lives that mom live online. Ranging from longitudinal studies, to focused explor...