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Garbes, Angela.
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Motherhood -- Social aspects -- United States.
Motherhood -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Mothers -- United States -- Social conditions.
Motherhood -- Social aspects.
Motherhood -- Economic aspects.
Caregivers -- United States.
Social change -- United States.
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Garbes, Angela.
Motherhood -- Social aspects -- United States.
Motherhood -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Mothers -- United States -- Social conditions.
Motherhood -- Social aspects.
Motherhood -- Economic aspects.
Caregivers -- United States.
Social change -- United States.
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Essential
labor
:
mothering
as
social
change
/ Angela Garbes.
by
Garbes, Angela.
Harper Wave, 2022.
Call #:
306.8743 G213e
Subjects
Motherhood --
Social
aspects -- United States.
Motherhood -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Mothers -- United States --
Social
conditions.
Motherhood --
Social
aspects.
Motherhood -- Economic aspects.
Caregivers -- United States.
Social
change
-- United States.
ISBN:
9780062937360 (hc)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
222 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"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 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
, work 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
."--Publisher.
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