Emily Matchar
Amid todayâ€™s rising anxietiesâ€”the economy, the scary state of the environment, the growing sense that the American Dream hasnâ€™t turned out to be so dreamy after allâ€”a groundswell of women (and more than a few men) are choosing to embrace an unusual rebellion: domesticity. A generation of smart, highly educated young people are spending their time knitting, canning jam, baking cupcakes, gardening, and more (and blogging about it, of course), embracing the labor-intensive domestic tasks their mothers and grandmothers eagerly shrugged off. Theyâ€™re questioning whether regular jobs are truly fulfilling and whether itâ€™s okay to turn away from the ambitions of their parentsâ€™ generation.,How did this happen? And what does it all mean? In Homeward Bound, acclaimed journalist Emily Matchar takes a long, hard look at both the inspiring appeal and the potential dangers of this trend she calls the New Domesticity, exploring how it could be reshaping the role of women in society and what the consequences may be for all of us.,This groundbreaking reporting on the New Domesticity is guaranteed to transform our notions of women in todayâ€™s society and add a new layer to the ongoing discussion of whether women canâ€”or shouldâ€”have it all.
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Homeward Bound: Why Women are Embracing the New Domesticity