Taking the Village Online: Mothers, Motherhood and Social Media
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Taking the Village Online: Mothers, Motherhood and Social Media

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eBook - ePub

Taking the Village Online: Mothers, Motherhood and Social Media

About this book

The rise of social media has changed how we understand and enact relationships across our lives, including motherhood. The meanings and practices of mothering have been significantly impacted by the availability of communities found via forums, blogs, and sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as internet resources that function to inform maternal experience and self-concept (ex. motherhood websites, Pinterest, or YouTube). The village that now contributes to the mothering experience has grown exponentially, granting mothers access to interactional partners and knowledge never before available. This volume of works explores the impact of social media forms on our cultural understandings of motherhood and the ways that we communicate about the experience and practice of mothering.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. I. CONSTRUCTING MOTHERHOOD AND SOCIAL MEDIA
  9. 1. Digitally Mediated Motherhood
  10. 2. The “Wicked Stepmother” Online
  11. 3. Confession in 140 Characters
  12. II. SUPPORTING MOTHERS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
  13. 4. Boobs, Babes, and Boots
  14. 5. Mothering in the Digital Diaspora
  15. 6. Mothers of Honor
  16. 7. Mothering is NOT a Game
  17. III. MOTHERS, RESISTANCE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA
  18. 8. From “Fakebooking” and “Flaming” to a “Mom’s Support Network”
  19. 9. Hip Mama
  20. 10. Virtual Outlaws
  21. 11. Feminist Parenting Online
  22. Epilogue
  23. About the Contributors