Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
Langue : anglais
Edité par HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2022
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Angela Garbes has given us the definitive explanation for something we all share: the sense that something is not right about our society's treatment of parenting. Essential Labor is a beautifully written, painstakingly researched, and courageously personal book. Garbes reveals the way systems exploit caregiving and shows us how the essential work of mothering can fix not just family life, but society. A timely and unforgettable book."--Heather McGhee, New York Times bestselling author of The Sum of Us From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change. The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and caregivers--and the lack of a social safety net to support them--writer Angela Garbes found herself pondering a vital question: How, under our current circumstances that leave us lonely, exhausted, and financially strained, might we demand more from American family life? In Essential Labor, Garbes explores assumptions about care, work, and deservedness, offering a deeply personal and rigorously reported look at the economics of care and what mothering is, and can be. A first-generation Filipino-American, Garbes shares the perspective of her family's complicated relationship to care work, placing mothering in a global context--the invisible economic engine that has been historically demanded of women of color. Garbes contends that while the labor of raising children is devalued in America, the act of mothering offers the radical potential to create a more equitable society. In Essential Labor, Garbes reframes the physically and mentally draining work of meeting a child's bodily and emotional needs as opportunities to find meaning, to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging. This is highly skilled labor, a powerful act of social responsibility that impacts society at its most foundational level. Part galvanizing manifesto, part poignant narrative, Essential Labor is a beautifully rendered reflection on care that reminds us of the irrefutable power and beauty of mothering. Combining personal history with rigorous reporting, Essential Labor reveals: The Global History of Care: Discover the hidden history of care work, from the Philippines to the United States, and the invisible economic engine historically demanded of women of color. Mothering as Social Change: Learn how the devalued work of raising children holds the radical potential to create a more just and equitable society for everyone. A Call for Community: Challenge the lonely, exhausting, and financially strained reality of American family life and find a path toward robust community support. Finding Meaning in Mothering: Reframe the daily, draining tasks of caregiving as powerful opportunities to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging. …
N° de réf. du vendeur 00110175499
- Titre
- Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
- Auteur
- Angela Garbes
- Éditeur
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Année de publication
- 2022
- État de l'article
- Very Good
- Reliure
- Hardback
- Langue
- anglais
- ISBN à 10 chiffres
- 0062937367
- ISBN à 13 chiffres
- 9780062937360
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“Angela Garbes has given us the definitive explanation for something we all share: the sense that something is not right about our society’s treatment of parenting. Essential Labor is a beautifully written, painstakingly researched, and courageously personal book. Garbes reveals the way systems exploit caregiving and shows us how the essential work of mothering can fix not just family life, but society. A timely and unforgettable book.”―Heather McGhee, New York Times bestselling author of The Sum of Us
From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change.
The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and caregivers―and the lack of a social safety net to support them―writer Angela Garbes found herself pondering a vital question: How, under our current circumstances that leave us lonely, exhausted, and financially strained, might we demand more from American family life?
In Essential Labor, Garbes explores assumptions about care, work, and deservedness, offering a deeply personal and rigorously reported look at the economics of care and what mothering is, and can be. A first-generation Filipino-American, Garbes shares the perspective of her family's complicated relationship to care work, placing mothering in a global context―the invisible economic engine that has been historically demanded of women of color.
Garbes contends that while the labor of raising children is devalued in America, the act of mothering offers the radical potential to create a more equitable society. In Essential Labor, Garbes reframes the physically and mentally draining work of meeting a child's bodily and emotional needs as opportunities to find meaning, to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging. This is highly skilled labor, a powerful act of social responsibility that impacts society at its most foundational level.
Part galvanizing manifesto, part poignant narrative, Essential Labor is a beautifully rendered reflection on care that reminds us of the irrefutable power and beauty of mothering.
Combining personal history with rigorous reporting, Essential Labor reveals:
- The Global History of Care: Discover the hidden history of care work, from the Philippines to the United States, and the invisible economic engine historically demanded of women of color.
- Mothering as Social Change: Learn how the devalued work of raising children holds the radical potential to create a more just and equitable society for everyone.
- A Call for Community: Challenge the lonely, exhausting, and financially strained reality of American family life and find a path toward robust community support.
- Finding Meaning in Mothering: Reframe the daily, draining tasks of caregiving as powerful opportunities to nurture a deeper sense of self, pleasure, and belonging.
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À propos de l’auteur
Angela Garbes is the author of Like a Mother, an NPR Best Book of the Year and a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in nonfiction. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Cut, New York, and Bon Appétit, and has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air. She lives with her family in Seattle.
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