Optimal Motherhood and Other Lies Facebook Told Us Assembling the Networked Ethos of Contemporary Maternity Advice

• Main Author: Clements, Jessica (auth)
• Other Authors: Nixon, Kari (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2022
• Series: The MIT Press
• Subjects: Advertising & society; Media studies; Family and relationships: advice and issues
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

An exploration of social media-imposed pressure on new mothers: How the supposed safe havens of online mommy groups have become rife with aggression and groupthink. Many mothers today turn to social media for parenting advice, joining online mothers' groups on Facebook and elsewhere. But the co...