The virtual mother: Mumsnet and the emergence of new forms of ‘good mothering’ online

Bailey, Lucy

doi:10.1177/17504813221123663

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“…Practices such as surrogacy are likely to be strongly implicated in this regard, particularly as commercial surrogacy combines the economic realm with bodily autonomy, gender politics, and childbirth. In addition, while mothers have always been scrutinized, the advent of social media and other online forums has led to greater surveillance of mothers, resulting in a particularly intense culture of judgement and shaming (Bailey, 2023) -research into how ideologies such as political orientation and sexism play into this culture would be greatly beneficial.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Research Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism

Chalmers,

Woodford,

Sutton

2024

Sex Roles

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Women’s reproductive autonomy is an ideologically divisive issue, and this divisiveness goes beyond just attitudes toward abortion to include other outcomes such as miscarriage. Previous research has established that hostile sexism is positively associated with punitive attitudes toward pregnant women who flout conventional pregnancy proscriptions. Across three studies (N1 = 296; N2 = 580, N3 = 308) we conceptually replicated this research while shifting the focus from abstract attitudes to concrete policies punishing women for miscarriage, and moving beyond hostile sexism to examine the role of political orientation (including libertarianism). In all three studies, hostile sexism remained a significant positive predictor of support for punishing women for miscarriage even after controlling for political orientation. Conservative and libertarian self-identification were positively associated with support for punishment at zero-order, and in multiple regressions adjusting for sexism and demographic variables, conservatism remained significantly positively related to support for punishment in two studies. Libertarianism was no longer a significant predictor of support for punishment after adjusting for sexism; with this in mind, we conducted mediation analyses and found significant indirect paths from libertarian identification through hostile sexism in two of the three studies. These findings provide evidence for the role of sexism and political ideology in the increasingly punitive post-Roe vs. Wade United States.

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Section: Limitations and Future Research Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism

Chalmers,

Woodford,

Sutton

2024

Sex Roles

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“…The proverbial 'village' that used to help with child upbringing has been replaced or extended by the 'virtual' village. In this context, several practices emerged: mummy blogging or 'sharenting' , the creation of online forums and social media groups where peer support is offered, and parenting information is shared (Bîrã, Buzoianu & Tudorie, 2020;Bailey 2023;Zayts-Spence, Tse, & Fortune, 2023), or the emergence of parenting expert influencers who promote parental education programs or books online, through social media.…”

Section: It Takes a (Virtual) Village To Raise A Childmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Discursive Construction of ‘Good Parenting’ by Romanian Parenting Influencers

Toader

2023

Ro. J. Comm. & PR

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This article analyzes promotional and educational content published online by newly emerged parenting influencers in Romania to endorse parenting education programs, workshops, seminars, or books. The paper aims to investigate how these programs construct ‘good parenting’ practices at a discursive level, what (de)legitimation strategies they use to promote products or services, and how they shape power relations between experts and parents. The study uses a multidimensional thematic, critical, and pragmatic discourse analysis approach. The results show that, through discursive strategies, influencers portray ‘good parenting’ as an anxiety and value-driven process. This approach is rooted in a parental determinist view that emphasizes the influence of parental actions on children’s health and well-being. On the other hand, parenting expert influencers depict the ‘good parent’ as a ‘conscious parent’ (a parent that is both child-conscious, and attentive to their own needs and emotions) who should reform old parenting practices to ensure a secure relationship with their children and correct old parenting mistakes. The paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge on the changing nature of parental culture in post-industrial countries, with a particular focus on Romania.

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“…Women are particularly vulnerable to social comparison, especially the existing social standard on ideal bodily shape (Clayton et al, 2017). Their engagement with social media platforms has essentially contributed to the vulnerability (Bailey, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Udah Cebol, Bantet Pula Aku: Lexical Cohesion on Body Shaming in IbuHamil.com Discussion Forum

Riyanti

Hardjanto

2023

RAINBOW

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Women contribute almost half of the total internet users in Indonesia and millennial mothers are a significant group of internet users, especially social media. This makes the millennial mother group vulnerable to crime in the digital space. One form of crime is body shaming which is part of mom-shaming. In this study, we investigate body shaming from the perspective of Discourse Analysis using Halliday and Hasan's classification on lexical cohesion. We focus on three categories in lexical cohesion, which are repetition, synonymy, and antonymy to illustrate lexical cohesion in IbuHamil.com’s discussion forum. Body shaming discussed in the article sources from a thread in Ngobrol Apa Saja forum in IbuHamil.com. The thread discussing body shaming experience receives 37 responses in 18 days. In terms of lexical cohesion, the data display 300 words in repetition with 28 inflected words, 38 words in synonymy, and 16 words in antonymy. There are some typical words in illustrating physical features in body shaming, which mainly highlight weight, height, and attempts to achieve an ideal body mass index. The discussion forum also demonstrates the frequent use of contraction which characterizes the internet chat room communication. Additionally, users' responses express empathy and support to the topic starter. The users also propose advice on handling body shaming and how to avoid it in the future.

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The virtual mother: Mumsnet and the emergence of new forms of ‘good mothering’ online

Cited by 5 publications

References 50 publications

Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism

Punishing Women for Miscarriage: The role of Political Orientation and Hostile Sexism

The Discursive Construction of ‘Good Parenting’ by Romanian Parenting Influencers

Udah Cebol, Bantet Pula Aku: Lexical Cohesion on Body Shaming in IbuHamil.com Discussion Forum

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