{"product_id":"the-tumbleweed-society-allison-j-pugh-9780199957712","title":"The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity","description":"In \u003cem\u003eThe Tumbleweed Society\u003c\/em\u003e, Allison Pugh offers a moving exploration of sacrifice, betrayal, defiance, and resignation, as people cope in a society where relationships and jobs seem to change constantly. Based on eighty in-depth interviews with parents who have varied experiences of job insecurity and socio-economic status, Pugh finds most seem to accept job insecurity as inevitable but still try to bar that insecurity from infiltrating their home lives. Rigid expectations for enduring connections and uncompromising loyalty in their intimate relationships, however, can put intolerable strain on them, often sparking instability in the very social ties they yearn to protect. By shining a light on how we prepare ourselves and our children for an uncertain environment, Pugh gives us a detailed portrait of how we compel ourselves to adapt emotionally to a churning economy, and what commitment and obligation mean in an insecure age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison J. Pugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199957711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199957712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018","brand":"Allison J. Pugh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138393207039,"sku":"9780199957712","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ce6ef59-ce9c-495e-8f74-3c811d3f536e.jpg?v=1687899412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tumbleweed-society-allison-j-pugh-9780199957712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}