Judith Warner delves into the intricacies of modern life, particularly within the spheres of family and childhood. Her writing offers a sharp insight into the psychological and societal pressures faced by parents and children alike in today's fast-paced world. With empathy and keen observation, she explores themes of anxiety, parenting, and the search for meaning amidst everyday challenges.
Focusing on the experiences of middle school students and their parents, this book delves into the challenges and triumphs faced during this pivotal time in life. It captures the emotional landscape of adolescence, highlighting themes of friendship, identity, and the complexities of growing up. Through relatable narratives, readers gain insight into the struggles of navigating social dynamics and academic pressures, making it a poignant reflection on the middle school journey.
What is wrong with this picture? That's the question Judith Warner asks after taking a good, hard look at the world of modern motherhood--at anxious women at work and at home and in bed with unhappy husbands. When Warner had her first child, she was living in Paris, where parents routinely left their children home with state-subsidized nannies. When she returned to the States, she was stunned by the cultural differences she found toward motherhood. None of the mothers she met seemed happy: Instead, they worried about the possibility of not having the perfect child, panicking as each developmental benchmark approached. Combining close readings of mainstream magazines, TV shows, and pop culture with a thorough command of dominant ideas in recent psychological, social, and economic theory, this book addresses our cultural assumptions, and examines the forces that have shaped them
Tato podrobná a nestranná biografie nám vypráví pravdivý obraz Hillarina dosavadního života: mládí pravicově zaměřené, pravidelné návštěvnice kostela... léta strávená na univerzitě, kde vystupovala jako liberální aktivistka... milostný románek s Billem a poněkud bouřlivý průběh jejich manželství, v němž roli živitele rodiny převzala právě Hillary... její přeměna z nenápadné myšky na pohlednou blondýnku... její oslnivé úspěchy a téměř osudný politický přehmat. Očima jejích přátel, rodiny, učitelů, spolupracovníků v profesi i v prezidentské kampani, novinářů a dokonce i chlapce, který se s ní scházel ještě před Clintonem, tady vidíme Hillary spolu s výsledky její práce i s osobně pronesenými názory. Seznamte se s její minulostí a přítomností a zkuste odhadovat, co všechno se dá čekat od její budoucnosti.