02709oam 22006134a 450 991079001140332120230828215842.00-8147-4346-30-8147-4379-X10.18574/nyu/9780814743799(CKB)2670000000155542(EBL)866169(OCoLC)779828456(SSID)ssj0000607707(PQKBManifestationID)11376560(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607707(PQKBWorkID)10585550(PQKB)11092719(OCoLC)794701141(MdBmJHUP)muse10718(MiAaPQ)EBC866169(DE-B1597)548499(DE-B1597)9780814743799(EXLCZ)99267000000015554220051003h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSingle mother[electronic resource] the emergence of the domestic intellectual /Jane JufferNew York ;London :New York University Press,[2006]©20061 online resourceDescription based upon print version of record.0-8147-4280-7 0-8147-4279-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Representing the single mom (and watching TV with Alex) -- The corporate university -- The U.S.-Mexican border -- Puerto Rican Chicago -- Mothers and sons -- Choice -- Conclusion -- From identity politics to human rights.Long perceived as the ultimate symbol of social breakdown and sexual irresponsibility, the single mother is now, in the context of welfare-to-work policies, often hailed as the new spokesperson for hard work and self-sufficiency. A dozen years after Dan Quayle denounced the television character Murphy Brown for making the decision to become a single mother "just another lifestyle choice," President George W. Bush applauded single mothers for "heroic work," and positive on-screen representations of single mothers abound, from The Gilmore Girls to Sex and the City to American Idol .Single mothersUnited StatesSingle mothersUnited StatesPublic opinionSingle mothersGovernment policyUnited StatesSingle mothersSingle mothersPublic opinion.Single mothersGovernment policy306.874/320973Juffer Jane1962-1567635MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910790011403321Single mother3839152UNINA