Mama's Boy: Momism and Homophobia in Postwar American Culture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137274052)

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. Roel van den Oever zooms in on four instances of the cultural representation of Momism: The Grotto, by Grace Zaring Stone, Suddenly Last Summer, by Tennessee Williams, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth, to offer new commentary on canonical texts, a particular moment in American culture, and future reading strategies.

Author: Kenneth A. Loparo
ISBN-10: 1137274050
ISBN-13: 9781137274052
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2012
Pages: 209
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d