pickMy grandparents were peasants but sadly spoke little about their lives.I‘ve always been drawn to agriculture:I worked a season as grape picker in France&on a mountain hut in Austria milking cows but I always had a romanticized view of peasant life.I loved this book,which gets quite philosophical at times.Although I didn‘t learn about my own ancestors I have an idea what my grandparents lives could have been like& there‘s nothing romantic about it.
pickHighly recommend this newish release by one of the most effective public scholars in my field (sociology) right now. Calarco went somewhat viral a few years ago with her quote “Other countries have social safety nets; the U.S. has women.” This book expands on that and features great analysis and insights from extensive research/in-depth interviews with a diverse sample of American women. It‘s SO readable, too. (And it happens ⬇️
so-soIdentity is becoming. Identity is intersectional.
reading theory takes a lot of mental energy for me so I was bored
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2024
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So many catchy tunes on this album, but "Hard to Beat" is kinda that!
https://youtu.be/ch6qy0qdifc?si=dZA9Wcu5eeSRqbvg
This looks good, putting it here so I hopefully remember to add it to #SheSaid the next time we vote to add books!
pickThis book about the current generations is absolutely fascinating. Driven by data, it looks at the differences between the generations along with side by side comparisons of where they were at specific ages compared to one another. Anything that‘s at all speculative is clearly indicated as such. I loved it!
pickDispels many myths about historical families and some myths about how the "decline" of families is the cause of current problems. Originally published in the 90s and updated prologue and epilogue in 2016, so all the "current" (90s) statistics are out of date. Unfortunately some of the same things are still problems 30 years later. Much has changed even since the 2016 updates.
