She believes that the refusal of work promotes anti-productivism, which "allows us to see work as a form of violence, rather than a path to self-discovery or a necessary service to life community” (164). In opposition to Weeks, Berg believes that refusing work is a radical way to try to realize wages for domestic labor. Furthermore, he supports this thesis by stating that capital binds its workers to work because it “binds workers to absorb the costs of risks” (169). These risks are often associated with financial aspects, social expectations, etc. which can therefore interfere with future generations. For example, teachers who protest for better pay are often bothered by the thought of the social repercussions of their actions, especially if they may be harmful to their future. These “social repercussions” are called “blackmail” or “debt of social necessity,” because the necessity of their work will contribute to the reproduction of society (163). In Berg's analysis, the continuation of this wave of feminism reveals the complexities whereby it is quite difficult to make final decisions due to the numerous emotional bonds and moral obligations associated with capitalism, workers and their workers.
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