Mama's Boy: Momism and Homophobia in Postwar American Culture

by Kenneth A. Loparo

Book Overview

In postwar America, the discourse of Momism advanced the idea that an over-affectionate or too-distant mother hampers the social and psychosexual development of her children, in particular her sons. Deemed worst of all was the outcome of homosexuality, since the period saw an intense policing of sexual deviance. van den Oever zooms in on four instances of the cultural representation of Momism: The Grotto, by Grace Zaring Stone, Suddenly Last Summer,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137274050
• ISBN13: 9781137274052
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"