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Gendered politics in the modern South : the Susan Smith case and the rise of a new sexism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Keira V., 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2012]
Series:Making the modern South series
Subjects:
Smith, Susan > (Susan Vaughan)
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > Southern States.
Sexism > Southern States.
Sex role > Southern States.
Motherhood > Southern States.
Infanticide > South Carolina > Union > Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Susan Smith and the "mommy myth"
  • "A hard week to be Black in Union"
  • The "modern-day Medea"
  • Personal responsibility
  • Union's family values
  • "In a lake of fire"
  • From "monster" to "mentally ill"
  • Epilogue: the new "new momism".