ABSTRACT

This article examines the discursive construction of parents’ decision-making connected with screen media practices. Drawing on a dataset of 51 parent interviews conducted in 3 states in the US, the article reveals ways that parents’ narratives indicate resistance to universal recommendations about family media practices. Rather, parents position themselves as experts who rely on their family principles and knowledge of their children and household context to make the best decisions for their families. Although this resistance indicates parents’ agentive positioning in relation to dominant discourses about parenting and screen media, the article argues that parents simultaneously position themselves and others through neoliberal discourse. This discourse shifts blame away from any state or other regulatory agencies, creating pressure on all parents to regulate and monitor screen media in particular ways.

摘要

本文考察了与屏幕媒体实践相关的父母决策的话语结构。这篇文章利用在美国 3 个州进行的 51 位家长访谈的数据集，揭示了家长的叙述表明抵制有关家庭媒体做法的普遍建议的方式。相反，父母将自己定位为专家，他们依靠自己的家庭原则以及对孩子和家庭环境的了解来为家庭做出最佳决定。尽管这种抵制表明父母相对于有关育儿和屏幕媒体的主流话语的能动性定位，但本文认为，父母同时通过新自由主义话语来定位自己和他人。这种话语将责任从任何州或其他监管机构转移开，