Media and middle class moms : images and realities of work and family /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Descartes, Lara, 1968-
Other Authors:	Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2009.
Subjects:	Working mothers > Michigan > Dexter. Middle class women > Michigan > Dexter. Middle class families > Michigan > Dexter. Mass media and families > Michigan > Dexter. Work and family > Michigan > Dexter. Dexter (Mich.) > Social conditions. Dexter (Mich.) > Economic conditions.

Table of Contents:

Media-ting work and family
Studying a midwestern town
Media representations : constancy and change
Parents' media usage, consumption, and reflections about media
Work-family choices
Middle class moms : you feel guilty if you work, you feel guilty if you stay home
Isolation, boundaries, and connection : six case studies
Comparison, connection, and common ground.