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Jessica Calarco, "Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net" (Portfolio, 2024)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Challenges of Caregiving and Motherhood in American Society

Exploring the impact of social safety nets, neoliberalism, gender roles, and economic factors on women's burden of caregiving and motherhood, regardless of income levels. Critiquing the idea that marriage is a solution for societal issues and how economic factors influence couples' decisions to marry.

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