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How (Not) to Feel: Culture and the Politics of Emotion in the American Parenting Advice Literature
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Hoffman, Diane M. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2009
This interpretive critique of the US parenting advice literature explores the underlying cultural values and assumptions concerning emotion and power that are revealed in discourses on child behavior management. The analysis reveals a clear emphasis on the pedagogical and therapeutic role of an emotionally knowledgeable parent in relation to a…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Behavior, Values, Parent Child Relationship