All Joy and No Fun The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:HarperCollins
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Erscheinungsdatum
28.01.2014
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HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
336 (Printausgabe)
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Englisch
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9780062072269
Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior now asks: what are the effects of children on their parents?
In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior tries to tackle this question, isolating and analyzing the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies, their friendships, or their internal senses of self. She argues that changes in the last half century have radically altered the roles of today's mothers and fathers, making their mandates at once more complex and far less clear.
Recruiting from a wide variety of sourcesin history, sociology, economics, psychology, philosophy, and anthropologyshe dissects both the timeless strains of parenting and the ones that are brand new, and then brings her research to life in the homes of ordinary parents around the country. The result is an unforgettable series of family portraits, starting with parents of young children and progressing to parents of teens. Through lively and accessible storytelling, Senior follows these mothers and fathers as they wrestle with some of parenthood's deepest vexationsand luxuriate in some of its finest rewards.
Meticulously researched yet imbued with emotional intelligence, All Joy and No Fun makes us reconsider some of our culture's most basic beliefs about parenthood, all while illuminating the profound ways children deepen and add purpose to our lives. By focusing on parenthood, rather than parenting, the book is original and essential reading for mothers and fathers of todayand tomorrow.
Flipping the script on the thousands of books about parenting, All Joy and No Fun is the first to rigorously explore the effects of children on parents. This essential guide reveals:
- The Parenthood Paradox: Draws on social science research to explain why parents report less moment-to-moment happiness but a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.
- A New Look at Family Dynamics: Through intimate family portraits, the book reveals how children radically reshape a couple's marriage, friendships, and internal sense of self.
- Work-Life Balance Under Pressure: Investigates why the roles of today's mothers and fathers have become more complexand far less clearin the last half-century.
- From Toddlers to Teens: Follows families through the timeless strains and brand-new vexations of raising children, from the chaos of the early years to the unique challenges of adolescence.
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