The Nuclear Family Myth
White Picket Fence
English - November 23, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★ - 289 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, host Julie Kohler travels back to the mid-20th century to examine the creation of the “traditional” nuclear family — a myth only made possible through the exploitation of Black women’s domestic labor — and how the family values and nostalgia of this era continue to exist in today’s debate over “caring economy” policies.
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