Fast-Forward Family: Home, Work, and Relationships in Middle-Class America 9780520955097

Called "the most unusually voyeuristic anthropology study ever conducted" by the New York Times, this groundbr

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English Pages 320 [313] Year 2013

Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note To The Reader
Introduction
1. Coming Home
2. At Home
3. Dinner
4. Mountains Of Things
5. Housework
6. Chores
7. Homework And Recreation
8. Nurturing
9. Stress
10. Health As A Family Matter
11. Time For Family
12. The Good Enough Family
Appendix: The Celf Study
References
List Of Contributors
Index

Fast-Forward Family: Home, Work, and Relationships in Middle-Class America
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