Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
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- Author：Angela Garbes
- ISBN：0062937367
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Reviews
Viola
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“In our society， there seems a general rule that， the more obviously one’s work benefits other people， the less one is likely to be paid for it。” - David Graeber in 2018。
Stephanie
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Part memoir， part cultural critique， Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change shifts the perspective on mothering from unskilled drudgery to essential contribution with the opportunity to make a far reaching impact on the world， an essential contribution that deserves a hell of a lot more esteem。 As with Like a Mother before it， Essential Labor tackles a wide range of ideas， some more compelling than others， that are thought provoking and perhaps plant a seed for deeper consideration。 From mo Part memoir， part cultural critique， Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change shifts the perspective on mothering from unskilled drudgery to essential contribution with the opportunity to make a far reaching impact on the world， an essential contribution that deserves a hell of a lot more esteem。 As with Like a Mother before it， Essential Labor tackles a wide range of ideas， some more compelling than others， that are thought provoking and perhaps plant a seed for deeper consideration。 From mothering in a social and historical context to all the small details and acts that make mothering the verb it is and how those actions can intentionally grow not just our children， but also the world we want to see。Motherhood can so often feel like a thankless grind。 It's indisputably necessary work， but it's the kind of work people only miss when it's not done rather than value it in real time。 But the goal of parenting is to raise adults who will go out and impact this world， hopefully in good ways， a necessary contribution which should be considered as such， both by those doing the work and by society at large。 Reading this feels like one big affirmation that the work we're doing matters。 Thank you to Harper Wave for the ARC。 。。。more
Jordan | jord_reads_books
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I dog-eared so many pages in this book！ Essential Labor is a mix of memoir and cultural criticism that urges us to reconsider how we look at motherhood and caregiving in the U。S。 It's more than a duty that typically falls on women—it's an essential job that， when done with care and intent， can reframe the next generation for the better。 Garbes places value on community and interdependence when raising children。 Think of the phrase "It takes a village。" Garbes also devotes half of the book to dis I dog-eared so many pages in this book！ Essential Labor is a mix of memoir and cultural criticism that urges us to reconsider how we look at motherhood and caregiving in the U。S。 It's more than a duty that typically falls on women—it's an essential job that， when done with care and intent， can reframe the next generation for the better。 Garbes places value on community and interdependence when raising children。 Think of the phrase "It takes a village。" Garbes also devotes half of the book to discuss how she is raising her daughter to see the world differently， to try and create a better relationship with themselves and how they view their bodies both physically and mentally。 While it's a bit uneven， with certain parts more compelling than others， and some personal stories a bit of a stretch when transitioning into her criticisms， I found Essential Labor informative and fascinating。 。。。more
Christine Henneberg
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