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Mothers Of Soldiers In Wartime: A National News Narrative, Karen L. Slattery, Ana C. Garner
Mothers Of Soldiers In Wartime: A National News Narrative, Karen L. Slattery, Ana C. Garner
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
National news media represent mothers of US combat soldiers in the Iraq War as archetypal good mothers, that is, mothers who continue their maternal work even after their children are deployed. However, not all mothers are depicted as the archetypal patriotic mother, i.e., a good mother who is also stoic and silent about the war and her child's role in it. Mothers of soldiers are portrayed as good mothers who sometimes also voice their attitudes about the war effort. The maternal attitudes ranged from complete support for the war to opposition to the war but support for the soldiers. The …