Why read Social Reproduction Theory?

Book cover of Social Reproduction Theory: Remapping Class, Recentering Oppression

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This groundbreaking collection explores the profound power of Social Reproduction Theory to deepen our understanding of everyday life under capitalism. While many Marxists tend to focus on the productive economy, this book focuses on issues such as child care, health care, education, family life and the roles of gender, race…

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1 author picked Social Reproduction Theory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Shirin M. Rai

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This is a great book for understanding the concept of social reproduction, the maintenance of life itself.

Many well-known and thoughtful authors have contributed chapters to this book, explaining different aspects of social reproduction–which can be understood as the production and maintenance of life itself–and the consequences of its unequal distribution.

I enjoyed reading this book, even though, at times, I felt that it needed to broaden its approach to social reproduction to include insights from how this work affects people in the Global South.

From Shirin's list on social reproduction and the costs of maintenance of life.