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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792014203321

Titolo

MTV and teen pregnancy [[electronic resource] ] : critical essays on 16 and pregnant and Teen mom / / edited by Letizia Guglielmo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013

ISBN

0-8108-9170-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GuglielmoLetizia <1977->

Disciplina

306.874/3

Soggetti

Teenage mothers

Teenage pregnancy

Reality television programs - Social aspects

Mass media and teenage girls

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Feminist interventions or tired narratives? -- pt. II. "The personal is political" : teen pregnancy and hegemony -- pt. III. Making room for daddy : images of teen fatherhood -- pt. IV. Is this real life? : mediating the whole story of teen pregnancy and motherhood.

Sommario/riassunto

In MTV and Teen Pregnancy: Critical Essays on 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, contributors from a variety of backgrounds and expertise offer potent essays about the MTV programs 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom, and Teen Mom 2. Divided into four parts, each section tackles the controversial representation of teen p