Allison Fae Pugh

The Tumbleweed Society: Working and Caring in an Age of Insecurity

Today we live in a society in which relationships, social ties, and jobs seem to change constantly. People roll this way and that, like tumbleweeds blown across an arid plain. Yet we know little about the broader impact of job insecurity and uncertainty in our lives. In The Tumbleweed Society, Alli...

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Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture 1st (first) Edition by Pugh, Allison J. [2009]

Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture

Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, parents and other adults c...

Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture by Pugh, Allison [University of California Press, 2009] (Paperback) [Paperback]

Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture by Pugh, Allis...