Thanks to Harry for providing more information on Annette Lareau’s book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. Great discussion going on over at Crooked Timber about it.

Part of this on-going conversation is about how middle class kids have an edge later in life when dealing with bureaucracy and institutions, because they have been enrolled in a ton of activities. This morning, as I printed out the weekly schedule, made my list of chores, and packed lunches for everyone, I thought about how really sucky the whole business is.

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