Small animals parenthood in the age of fear

One morning, Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store. What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role America's culture of fear plays in parenthood. In Small Animals, Broo...

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Main Author: Brooks, Kim (Author and essayist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Flatiron Books, [2018]
Edition:First Edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Fear itself
  • The day I left my son in the car
  • Parenthood as a competitive sport
  • The fabrication of fear
  • Negative feedback
  • Self-report
  • The cost of fear
  • What a horrible mother
  • Quality of life
  • Guinea pigs
  • Small animals
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes.