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Maud Lavin: Push Comes To Shove : New Images Of Aggressive Women, Deborah Herz
Maud Lavin: Push Comes To Shove : New Images Of Aggressive Women, Deborah Herz
Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought
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Hall, Ann C. And Bishop, Mardia J. (Editors): Mommy Angst: Motherhood In American Popular Culture., Carol Shelton
Hall, Ann C. And Bishop, Mardia J. (Editors): Mommy Angst: Motherhood In American Popular Culture., Carol Shelton
Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought
No abstract provided.
Drew Humphries (Editor): Women, Violence, And The Media : Readings In Feminist Criminology. Series: Northeastern Series On Gender, Crime, And Law, Lisa S. Holley
Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought
No abstract provided.
A History Of Jewish Mothers On Television: Decoding The Tenacious Stereotype, Myrna Hant
A History Of Jewish Mothers On Television: Decoding The Tenacious Stereotype, Myrna Hant
Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought
Since the inception of television in the 1940’s the stereotype of the Jewish mother has persisted. This archetypal figure continues into the 21st. Century morphing from a purely ethnic figure to an icon depicting ambivalence about modern motherhood. In deconstructing the perpetuation of this portrait, two components are key: the historical significance of the shtetl mother and the writers and comedians who interpret the shtetl mentality. Most importantly, though, the inconsistencies towards mothers, so strongly birthed in the rise of Second Wave feminism, are still embedded in the Jewish mother stereotype.