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Alternative title:

The image of the mother-in-law in contemporary women's magazines

Subject and Keywords:

women's magazines   mother-in-law   family   women   intrafamilial relationships

Description:

The family throughout centuries

Abstract:

The present-day media and women's magazines in particular, offer articles on different aspects of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship. They present the relationship problems that arise between the mother, her married son and her daughter-in-law as well as the mother-in-law's unacceptable behaviour, her taking part in running the household and participation in bringing up the grandchildren. The magazines also include advice, both for the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, which focuses on the positive aspects of their mutual relations. Analysing the articles on contemporary mothers-in-law, it can be seen that the mother-in-law's image they produce remains in keeping with commonplace stereotypes. The older woman's faults are often exaggerated; her values, beliefs and her chosen style of living are disregarded. A responsibility for the problems young married couples experience isattributed to her. The editors of women's magazines, in an effort to bring about a modification of the stereotype, show how to change and improve daughter-in-law and mother-in-law relationships.

Place of publishing:

Jelenia Góra

Publisher:

Karkonoska Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa

Date issued:

2011

Detailed Type:

journal

Format:

application/pdf

Identifier:

ISSN 2082-9019   e-ISSN 2300-5866

DOI:

10.23734/wwr20112.127.138

Source:

Pdg P 343

Language:

pol

Relation:

Wychowanie w Rodzinie, T. 2 (2011), s. 127-138

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Rights holder:

Copyright by Eleonora Sapia-Drewniak

Location of original object:

Biblioteka Instytutu Pedagogiki UWr

Autor opisu:

h.w.