Where have all the fathers gone? Media(ted) representations of fatherhood.

Prinsloo, J

Title: Where have all the fathers gone? Media(ted) representations of fatherhood.
Creator: Prinsloo, J
Date Issued: 2006
Date: 2006
Type: Book review
Identifier: vital:530
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008483
Description: [From the introduction]: "It is in the mundane world that media operate most significantly. They filter and frame everyday realities, through their singular and multiple representations, providing touchstones, references, for the conduct of everyday life, for the production and maintenance of common-sense (Silverstone 1999, p.6). While it is broadly accepted that the media do not reflect society, they do provide us with a repertoire of roles and images which we encounter and with which we engage." As the opening quote suggests, the media play a vital role in the circulation and mediation of ideas, attitudes and actions and their significance is commented on frequently. It is noteworthy that such commentary in South Africa identifies that men are infrequently depicted in parental roles. This is in comparison to the other roles men inhabit and in contrast to the role of women as mother. It is also suggested that the macho masculine identities that the media offer serve as proxy father roles.
Format: 21 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: HSRC, Pretoria
Language: English
Relation: Prinsloo, J. (2006) Where have all the fathers gone? Media(ted) representations of fatherhood. In: Baba : men and fatherhood in South Africa. HSRC, Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 132-146. ISBN 0-7969-2096-6

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