Synopsis
Sociologist and parent Bonner argues that the dominant discourse on parenting, which calls for enhancing mastery and control, fails to capture the authentic experience by not coming to terms with the condition of action itself. He draws on various theories of power, descriptions of parenting, cultural representations of parenting, and parenting experts. His conclusion is that parenting is best understood as an ethical-practical activity based on wisdom rather than a technical-productive activity based on technique. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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