Unpopularising Feminism
‘Blaming Feminism’ in the Generation Debate and the Mother Wars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12913201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chilla Bulbeck (The University of Adelaide, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-37 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2009.00257.x |
| OpenAlex | W2088059633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 27 |
Over the last three decades, ‘blaming feminism’ has been a strong thread in two popular debates concerning the women’s movement. The first is the generation debate, between second‐wave baby‐boomer feminists and the third wave or generation × feminists. Third‐wave feminists blame second‐wave feminists for sabotaging women’s potential by taking on the mantle of ‘victim’ feminism; second‐wave feminists retort that third wavers embrace an individualistic and consumerist approach. In the second debate, the mother wars (mommy wars in the United States), second‐wave feminists are blamed for denigrating full‐time mothers and telling young women they can ‘have it all’: they can readily combine career and motherhood. This article reviews the debates, with attention to the media’s role and the larger social context in Australia, Great Britain and the United States
Blame · Context (archaeology · Feminism · Individualism · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Third wave · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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Commodified Agents and Empowered Girls
What no baby? Why women are losing the freedom to mother, and how they can get it back
Sex and the scholarly girl
What Happened to the Women's Movement
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A mother by trade
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Us and Them
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |