Small animals : parenthood in the age of fear
by Brooks, Kim (Author and essayist) (Author)
Summary
One morning, Kim Brooks made a split-second decision to leave her four-year old son in the car while she ran into a store. What happened would consume the next several years of her life and spur her to investigate the broader role America's culture of fear plays in parenthood. In Small Animals, Broo... Full description
- Fear itself
- The day I left my son in the car
- Parenthood as a competitive sport
- The fabrication of fear
- Negative feedback
- Self-report
- The cost of fear
- What a horrible mother
- Quality of life
- Guinea pigs
- Small animals
- Acknowledgments
- Notes.