Woman – Mother in Professional Role. Images of Working Mothers in Polish and American TV Series Cover Image

Kobieta-matka w roli zawodowej. Obrazy pracujących matek w polskich i amerykańskich serialach telewizyjnych
Woman – Mother in Professional Role. Images of Working Mothers in Polish and American TV Series

Author(s): Joanna Anioł
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Education, Labor relations, Social development, Social differentiation, Sociology of Culture, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: motherhood; vocational role of the women-mothers; the situation of women in the labor market; popculture and education; television series;

Summary/Abstract: From the very beginning, presence of women-mothers in the labor market have been causing a lot of controversy. The intellectual women’s work was particular condemn as an improper and disgraceful. Working women-mothers were blaming for withdrawal from the natural role: the patroness of heart. How are the conviction created by the very popular medium as a television series in the present time? Does it important that in many European countries, women represent more than half of all employees? Does it change a perception and representation the vocational role of the mothers? The aim of the article is an analysis of selected Polish and American television series for the characters working women-mothers and the way they are presented.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135-156
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish