{"product_id":"whats-on-her-mind-the-mental-workload-of-family-life-hardcover","title":"What's on Her Mind: The Mental Workload of Family Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllison Daminger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe mental labor that keeps families afloat--and why women do most of it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMothers and fathers use their time differently, with women spending roughly twice as many hours on family labor as men. But what about the gendered differences in the ways women and men think? \u003ci\u003eWhat's on Her Mind\u003c\/i\u003e provides an illuminating look at the cognitive labor that families depend on and reveals why this essential aspect of family life is disproportionately handled by women--even in couples that aspire to practice equality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile most accounts of household labor center on how people use their time, Allison Daminger focuses on a less visible and less easily quantifiable aspect of family life. She introduces readers to the concept of cognitive labor--anticipating, researching, deciding, and following up--and shows how women in different-gender couples do most of this critical work. She argues that cognitive labor has less to do with personality traits--for example, she's type A while he's laid-back--and more to do with learned skills that men and women deploy in distinct ways. Yet not all couples fall into the personality trap. Daminger looks at different-gender couples who achieve a more balanced cognitive allocation while also exploring how queer couples carve out unique relationships to the gender binary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on original, in-depth interviews with members of different- and same-gender couples, \u003ci\u003eWhat's on Her Mind\u003c\/i\u003e points to new ways of understanding the interplay between who we are as individuals and the cognitive work we do on behalf of our families.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison Daminger\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work has been featured in leading publications such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.29 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578369335340,"sku":"9780691245386","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/xyR4AYPZVu9780691245386.webp?v=1779994221","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/whats-on-her-mind-the-mental-workload-of-family-life-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}