{"product_id":"single-mother-the-emergence-of-the-domestic-intellectual-paperback","title":"Single Mother: The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Juffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Gilmore Girls\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSingle Mother\u003c\/b\u003e describes the recent cultural valorization of this figure that--in the midst of demographic changes in the U.S.--has emerged as the unlikely heroic and seductive voice of the new American family. Drawing on her own life as a single mother, interviews with dozens of other single mothers, cultural representations, and policies on welfare, immigration, childcare, and child custody, Juffer analyzes this contingent acceptance of single mothers. Finally, critiquing the relentless emphasis on self-sufficiency to the exclusion of community, Juffer shows the remarkable organizing skills of these new mothers of invention. At a moment when one-third of all babies are born to single moms, \u003cb\u003eSingle Mother\u003c\/b\u003e is a fascinating and necessary examination of these new \"domestic intellectuals.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Juffer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of English and the Program of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University. She is the author of three books: \u003ci\u003eIntimacy Across Borders: Race, Religion, and Migration in the U.S. Midwest \u003c\/i\u003e(2013);\u003ci\u003e Single Mother: The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual\u003c\/i\u003e (NYU Press, 2006); and\u003ci\u003e At Home with Pornography: Women, Sex, and Everyday Life \u003c\/i\u003e(NYU Press, 1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 267\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.02 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52515252404531,"sku":"9780814742808","price":73.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U0JoNDJoSDdCSW1qVGdyTkJKTGl2QT09.webp?v=1760400080","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/single-mother-the-emergence-of-the-domestic-intellectual-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}