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What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get
A key idea is that because we can’t be certain of the financial standing of other people, a good way to size up their means is to see whether they can afford to waste money on goods and leisure.
Rob Henderson • Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
In a survey of over +1,300 young adults (18-34) in the U.S. nearly all (96%) report experiencing anxiety in their lives today. And nearly half (46%) say they experience it “frequently” or “all the time.”
ZINE • Me, You, Culture & Anxiety
We also know that parents with the most acute fears due to race and/or income level are, on the whole, less exhausted and stressed and more rewarded by parenthood. By contrast, parents with fewer fears — whether due to class status or the protections of whiteness — are more exhausted and less rewarded. A harsh reading would be that parents wit
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