Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work
Housework—often trivialized or simply overlooked in public discourse—contributes in a complex and essential way to the form that families and societies assume. In this innovative study, Marjorie L. DeVault explores the implications of "feeding the family" from the perspective of those who do that work. Along the way, DeVault offers a new vocabulary for discussing nurturance as a basis of group life and sociability.
Drawing from interviews conducted in 1982-83 in a diverse group of American households, DeVault reveals the effort and skill behind the "invisible" work of shopping, cooking, and serving meals. She then shows how this work can become oppressive for women, drawing them into social relations that construct and maintain their subordinate position in household life.
1111242192
Drawing from interviews conducted in 1982-83 in a diverse group of American households, DeVault reveals the effort and skill behind the "invisible" work of shopping, cooking, and serving meals. She then shows how this work can become oppressive for women, drawing them into social relations that construct and maintain their subordinate position in household life.
Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work
Housework—often trivialized or simply overlooked in public discourse—contributes in a complex and essential way to the form that families and societies assume. In this innovative study, Marjorie L. DeVault explores the implications of "feeding the family" from the perspective of those who do that work. Along the way, DeVault offers a new vocabulary for discussing nurturance as a basis of group life and sociability.
Drawing from interviews conducted in 1982-83 in a diverse group of American households, DeVault reveals the effort and skill behind the "invisible" work of shopping, cooking, and serving meals. She then shows how this work can become oppressive for women, drawing them into social relations that construct and maintain their subordinate position in household life.
Drawing from interviews conducted in 1982-83 in a diverse group of American households, DeVault reveals the effort and skill behind the "invisible" work of shopping, cooking, and serving meals. She then shows how this work can become oppressive for women, drawing them into social relations that construct and maintain their subordinate position in household life.
30.0
In Stock
5
1
Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work
284
Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work
284Paperback(1)
$30.00
30.0
In Stock
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226143606 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publication date: | 07/15/1994 |
| Series: | Women in Culture and Society |
| Edition description: | 1 |
| Pages: | 284 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
From the B&N Reads Blog