Home Is Where the School Is: The Logic of Homeschooling and the Emotional Labor of Mothering

“A welcome addition to a growing literature on emotion work, culture, and parenting across social class and in other child-care arrangements. Terrific for sociology, culture, or women’s studies collections.”– “CHOICE”

“One of the most significant analyses of homeschooling and the role homeschooling mothers play in this practice to date…this book is excellent; it is necessary reading for scholars interested in understanding both homeschooling and the sociology of mothering. If there is a problem with the book, it is that it wasn’t written sooner.”–Gary Wyatt “American Journal of Sociology”

“Theoretically rich and empirically fascinating.”– “Sociology of Religion”

“Using in-depth longitudinal interviews, Lois sheds light on the emotional lives of homeschoolers and elucidates a number of core social psychological processes related to stigma, identity, social roles, and emotion management.”– “Sociology of Religion”