Homeward Bound : : why Women are Embracing the new Domesticity

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The pull of domesticity in an era of anxiety -- From angels in the house to crunchy domestic goddesses: the history of "women's work" -- June Cleaver 2.0: bloggers and the rise of domestic chic -- Knit your own job: Etsy and the new handmade culture -- Cupcake feminists, hipster jam canners, and "femivores": the rise of the DIY food culture -- DIY parenthood -- The emergence of the "hipster homemaker": how new domesticity appeals to a generation of mothers unhappy with the workplace -- A woman's (and a man's) place is in the home after all: the rise of homesteading -- Strange bedfellows: how new domesticity brings together liberals and conservatives, atheists and evangelicals, Mormon moms and radical queers, the rural poor and the urban rich -- Take-home points for the homeward bound: lessons of new domesticity.
An investigation into the societal impact of intelligent, high-achieving women who are honing traditional homemaking skills traces emerging trends in sophisticated crafting, cooking and farming that are reshaping the roles of women.

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3.5 stars submitted by klickitat on July 26, 2013, 2:29pm This book was alternately empowering and depressing, mostly the latter. Glad Matchar ended the book with some "lessons." Skimmed some chapters toward the end because I found them repetitive. It will be interesting to see what happens to this generation of opt-outers in middle age... Lots of food for thought!

very interesting submitted by airgood on July 25, 2014, 1:24pm I thought this book was going to be far more shallow and one-sided than it is. Matchar covers several elements of the New Domesticity and examines its gender, class, and societal implications. It's a very easy read despite being poorly edited/repetitive in some sections. I think her overall examination of different perspectives is worthwhile.