A review by freckleduck
Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life by Annette Lareau

3.0

I enjoyed this book once I got past the higher education formatting. I was able to follow her train of thought but having notes for the appendices rather than at the bottom of the page was a problem just logistically trying to keep track of the variety of pages I was on. An interesting look into class and implications that has for later life. I enjoyed that she did not proclaim one class as having a superior method overall. I would be interested if this study added other research about any more middle ground approach that enables unstructured playtime where the child develops their imagination and yet enough activities and cultivation that they are able to have valuable skills later. i would be interested for her to update and write about how the children ended up at later points in their lives. This book from an educational standpoint was also interesting because it gave me a lens through which to see different parents and their reactions to school as an institution.