The Homeschool Choice : : Parents and the Privatization of Education / / Kate Henley Averett.
Honorable Mention, Sex & Gender Section Distinguished Book Award, given by the American Sociological AssociationThe surprising reasons parents are opting out of the public school system and homeschooling their kidsHomeschooling has skyrocketed in popularity in the United States: in 2019, a recor...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical Perspectives on Youth
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 6 b/w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Homeschooling in the United States: A Brief Overview
- 2. What Is Childhood? Contrasting Views of Childhood Gender and Sexuality
- 3. Educating the Unique Child
- 4. Views of Education: What Do Children Need out of an Education, and Who Should Provide It?
- 5. Giving Up on Government
- 6. Motherhood and the Gendered Labor of Homeschooling
- Conclusion: Is Homeschooling a Problem?
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Methodology
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author