Called ‘the most unusually voyeuristic anthropology study ever conducted’ by the
New York Times, this groundbreaking book provides an unprecedented glimpse into modern-day American families. In a study by the UCLA Sloan Center on Everyday Lives and Families, researchers tracked the daily lives of 32 dualworker middle class Los Angeles families between 2001 and 2004. The results are startling, and enlightening.
Fast-Forward Family shines light on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and the challenges for parents as they try to reconcile ideals regarding what it means to be a good parent, a good worker, and a good spouse. Though there are also moments of connection, affection, and care, it’s evident that life for 21st century working parents is frenetic, with extended work hours, children’s activities, chores, meals to prepare, errands to run, and bills to pay.
Daftar Isi
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note to the Reader
Introduction
Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik
1. Coming Home
Elinor Ochs and Belinda Campos
2. At Home
Anthony P. Graesch
3. Dinner
Elinor Ochs and Margaret Beck
4. Mountains of Things
Jeanne E. Arnold
5. Housework
Wendy Klein, Carolina Izquierdo, and Thomas N. Bradbury 000
6. Chores
Wendy Klein and Marjorie Harness Goodwin
7. Homework and Recreation
Tamar Kremer-Sadlik and Kris Gutiérrez
8. Nurturing
Marjorie Harness Goodwin and Charles Goodwin
9. Stress
Rena Repetti, Darby Saxbe, and Shu-wen Wang
10. Health as a Family Matter
Linda C. Garro
11. Time for Family
Tamar Kremer-Sadlik
12. The Good Enough Family
Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik
Appendix: The CELF Study
References
List of Contributors
Index
Tentang Penulis
Elinor Ochs is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Applied Linguistics at UCLA and the author of Linguaggio e Cultura, co-author of Constructing Panic and Living Narrative, and co-editor of Handbook of Language Socialization. Her awards include the Mac Arhur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Tamar Kremer-Sadlik is Social Sciences Director of Programs and Director of Research for the Center on Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) at UCLA.
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