How Long to Read A Mother's Work

How Long Does it Take to Read A Mother's Work?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read A Mother's Work by Neil Gilbert

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed psychologically, socially, and economically, and conclusions have been hotly contested. But as Neil Gilbert shows in this penetrating and provocative book, we haven't looked closely enough at how and why these questions are framed, or who benefits from the proposed answers. A Mother's Work takes a hard look at the unprecedented rise in childlessness, along with the outsourcing of family care and household production, which have helped to alter family life since the 1960s. It challenges the conventional view on how to balance motherhood and employment, and examines how the choices women make are influenced by the culture of capitalism, feminist expectations, and the social policies of the welfare state. Gilbert argues that while the market ignores the essential value of a mother's work, prevailing norms about the social benefits of work have been overvalued by elites whose opportunities and circumstances little resemble those of most working- and middle-class mothers. And the policies that have been crafted too often seem friendlier to the market than to the family. Gilbert ends his discussion by looking at the issue internationally, and he makes the case for reframing the debate to include a wider range of social values and public benefits that present more options for managing work and family responsibilities.

How long is A Mother's Work?

A Mother's Work by Neil Gilbert is 241 pages long, and a total of 60,491 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Mother's Work Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read A Mother's Work aloud.

What Reading Level is A Mother's Work?

A Mother's Work is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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