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1. Introduction: Theorising Motherhood on the Small Screen; 2. Soap Opera: Challenging the 'Good' Mother Stereotype; 3. Situation Comedy: the (Un)Funny Mummy Wars; 4. Teen Drama: Absent, Inept and Intoxicated Mothers; 5. Dramedy: Struggling, Sexual and Sisterly Single Mothers; 6. Reality Parenting Programming: Fragile, Failing and Ineffectual Mothers; 7. Celebrity Reality Television: Maintaining the 'Yummy Mummy' Profile; 8. Factual Television: Pregnancy, Delivery and the New Mother; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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A comprehensive and accessible introduction to key debates concerning the representations of motherhood and the maternal role in contemporary television programming.

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Rebecca Feasey is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Communications at Bath Spa University, UK.

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