Books by Maria Kefalas
“These women typically don’t have good potential husbands who they feel they can marry. They don’t feel like they can excel in school, they don’t feel like they can get a job that seems meaningful or lucrative. And so to them motherhood is viewed in some conscious or semi-conscious way as their best career option.” Read more...
Parenting: A Social Science Perspective
Nate G. Hilger, Economist
Interviews where books by Maria Kefalas were recommended
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Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life
by Annette Lareau -
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How Children Succeed. Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character
by Paul Tough -
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Intelligence and How To Get It: Why Schools and Culture Count
by Richard E. Nisbett -
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Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood before Marriage
by Kathryn Edin & Maria Kefalas -
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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know
by Emily Oster
Parenting: A Social Science Perspective, recommended by Nate G. Hilger
Parenting: A Social Science Perspective, recommended by Nate G. Hilger
We think of parenting as a level playing field because loving your kids and doing everything you can for them comes naturally and isn’t determined by socio-economic status. The problem is that it may not be enough, says economist Nate G. Hilger. Here, he argues for a more activist approach so that kids across society have an equal opportunity to do well in life.
