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Overinvested : the emotional economy of modern parenting /

What happens when children become investment projects and child-rearing becomes exhausting labor Parents are exhausted.When did raising children become such all-consuming, never-ending, incredibly expensive, and emotionally absorbing effort?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bandelj, Nina (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.
Subjects:	Child rearing > Economic aspects. Child rearing. Parents > Psychology. Parents > Economic conditions. Éducation des enfants > Aspect économique. Éducation des enfants. Parents > Psychologie. Parents > Conditions économiques. Child rearing > Economic aspects Child rearing Parents > Psychology Parents POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. PSYCHOLOGY / General.

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