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Essential labor : mothering as social change /

"From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes an investigation into the current state of caregiving in America and an exploration of motherhood as a means of social change"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garbes, Angela (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Motherhood > Social aspects > United States.
Motherhood > Economic aspects > United States.
Garbes, Angela.
Mothers > United States > Social conditions.
Social change > United States.
Maternité > États-Unis.
Mères > États-Unis.
Motherhood.
Mothers.
Social change.
United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: A personal history of mothering in America
  • Mothering as survival
  • Mothering as valuable labor
  • Mothering as erotic labor
  • Mothering as human interdependence
  • Part II: Exploring mothering as social change
  • Mothering insists on worthiness
  • Mothering as encouraging appetites
  • Mothering toward movement
  • Mothering for pleasure
  • Mothering as natural interdependence.