Author:
Doepke, Matthias, author.
ImprintPrinceton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Descriptionxii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note:Raising kids in the age of inequality -- The economics of parenting style -- The rise of helicopter parents -- Parenting styles around the contemporary world -- Inequality, parenting style, and parenting traps -- Raising kids throughout history -- From Stick to carrot: the demise of authoritarian parenting -- Boys versus girls: the transformation of gender roles -- Fertility and child labor: from large to small families -- Parenting and class: aristocratic versus middle-class values -- How policy affects the way we raise our kids -- The organization of the school system -- The future of parenting.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequality. Love, Money, and Parenting investigates how economic forces and growing inequality shape how parents raise their children. From medieval times to the present, and from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden to China and Japan, Matthias Doepke and Fabrizio Zilibotti look at how economic incentives and constraints--such as money, knowledge, and time--influence parenting practices and what is considered good parenting in different countries. Through personal anecdotes and original research, Doepke and Zilibotti show that in countries with increasing economic inequality, such as the United States, parents push harder to ensure their children have a path to security and success.
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