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The last sentence to the first paragraph on page 277 sums up what we touched in class about "labor-saving" vs "time-saving." Nye says how the girl still did just as much work as her mother, but just 'redefined it.' I really like that thought of time vs labor saving. It not only created more work, but a different type of work for the household (women). -- Maggie Wroe | The last sentence to the first paragraph on page 277 sums up what we touched in class about "labor-saving" vs "time-saving." Nye says how the girl still did just as much work as her mother, but just 'redefined it.' I really like that thought of time vs labor saving. It not only created more work, but a different type of work for the household (women). -- Maggie Wroe | ||
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| + | I also caught that first paragraph on 277. I enjoyed the conversation we had on saving labor vs. saving time, and that section helped to reinforce it. I think that in a major way, social constructs play a role in gaining the new appliances that may save labor, but ultimately increase the time spent on that particular labor. For example, a housewife from the 40s or 50s pressured by the fact that her friends have one and then she gets a washer/dryer set. There may have been less clothes in the past, but now, with that wonderful device, even more clothes can be soiled! --- Jeff P. | ||
Going back to Bryan's comment, in a way I do see technology as the "devil," it consumes the majority of our lives. We are always on the internet or computer which could take away from family time or actually making you have no social life at all. Of course this is by choice, but technology does influence us to be drawn to it.--Paul Kim | Going back to Bryan's comment, in a way I do see technology as the "devil," it consumes the majority of our lives. We are always on the internet or computer which could take away from family time or actually making you have no social life at all. Of course this is by choice, but technology does influence us to be drawn to it.--Paul Kim | ||
