Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
The article discusses how the increasing number of self-help books for single mothers is meeting the demand for positive narratives about their experiences, which are often stereotyped in the media. The books offer a powerful tool for self-reflection, and critical discourse analysis reveals semantic...
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| description | The article discusses how the increasing number of self-help books for single mothers is meeting the demand for positive narratives about their experiences, which are often stereotyped in the media. The books offer a powerful tool for self-reflection, and critical discourse analysis reveals semantic strategies that authors use to construct, negotiate, and reframe single motherhood. The authors aim to challenge societal expectations and redefine what constitutes a family. There are still conflicting messages that perpetuate negative stereotypes and stigmas about single mothers, creating an identity crisis. The seven principal semantic strategies applied in the texts include reframing, renaming, normalization, direct or indirect confrontations, distinctions, self-labelling, and vernacular. By using semantic strategies, authors aim to empower single mothers, challenge negative stereotypes, and create a sense of community. While there are limitations to the self-help genre, it remains a powerful tool for self-reflection, self-empowerment, and the construction of identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76cfacbb1f8245128267d326455ee3522023-06-23T00:00:00ZengF1000 Research LtdOpen Research Europe2732-51212023-05-01316993Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]Dmitrii Sergeev0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5574-5945Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 8PQ, UKThe article discusses how the increasing number of self-help books for single mothers is meeting the demand for positive narratives about their experiences, which are often stereotyped in the media. The books offer a powerful tool for self-reflection, and critical discourse analysis reveals semantic strategies that authors use to construct, negotiate, and reframe single motherhood. The authors aim to challenge societal expectations and redefine what constitutes a family. There are still conflicting messages that perpetuate negative stereotypes and stigmas about single mothers, creating an identity crisis. The seven principal semantic strategies applied in the texts include reframing, renaming, normalization, direct or indirect confrontations, distinctions, self-labelling, and vernacular. By using semantic strategies, authors aim to empower single mothers, challenge negative stereotypes, and create a sense of community. While there are limitations to the self-help genre, it remains a powerful tool for self-reflection, self-empowerment, and the construction of identity.https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-79/v1single motherhood non-fiction self-help sematic strategies gender identification critical discourse analysiseng |
| spellingShingle | Dmitrii Sergeev Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] Open Research Europe single motherhood non-fiction self-help sematic strategies gender identification critical discourse analysis eng |
| title | Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_full | Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_fullStr | Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_short | Dynamics of single mothers’ semantic strategies in Anglophone non-fiction [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] |
| title_sort | dynamics of single mothers semantic strategies in anglophone non fiction version 1 peer review 1 approved 2 approved with reservations |
| topic | single motherhood non-fiction self-help sematic strategies gender identification critical discourse analysis eng |
| url | https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-79/v1 |
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