Feeding the Family - (Women in Culture and Society) by Marjorie L DeVault (Paperback)

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Housework-often trivialized or simply overlooked in public discourse-contributes in a complex and essential way to the form that families and societies assume.
About the Author: Marjorie L. DeVault is associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the Women's Studies Program at Syracuse University.
284 Pages
Social Science, General
Series Name: Women in Culture and Society

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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.

About the Author

Marjorie L. DeVault is associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the Women's Studies Program at Syracuse University.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.08 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .64 Inches (D)

Weight: .86 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 284

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: General

Series Title: Women in Culture and Society

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Marjorie L DeVault

Language: English

Street Date: July 15, 1994

TCIN: 1007636907

UPC: 9780226143606

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-6326

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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