{"product_id":"feeding-the-family-the-social-organization-of-caring-as-gendered-work-paperback","title":"Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjorie L. DeVault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHousework-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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarjorie L. DeVault\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the Women's Studies Program at Syracuse University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.08 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039628791888,"sku":"9780226143606","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/QTJXMnJTRGhFeEpGc01CbWpZMlBWZz09.webp?v=1771841627","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/feeding-the-family-the-social-organization-of-caring-as-gendered-work-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}