Feeding the Family - The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work

A study of the implications of "feeding the family" from the perspective of those who do that work. 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.

About the author

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

Summary

A study of the implications of "feeding the family" from the perspective of those who do that work. 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.

Product details

• Authors: DEVAULT, Marjorie L. DeVault, DeVault Marjorie L., Catharine R. Stimpson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.1994
• EAN: 9780226143606
• ISBN: 978-0-226-14360-6
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 17 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Women in Culture and Society Series; Women in Culture and Society S; Women in Culture and Society Series; Women in Culture and Society; Women in Culture & Society Series WCS (CHUP); Women in Culture & Society Series WCS
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory