Family, Women, and Employment in Central-Eastern Europe

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

This book is the result of a survey conducted among experts on the problems faced by families and women in Central-Eastern Europe. The 16 contributors discuss such issues as: current trends in family and women's predicaments; the similarities and differences between conditions in Central-Eastern European countries; changes in urban and rural family structure; women's educational level; married women's employment; women's political participation. Each contributor evaluates the chances for equal rights and opportunities for men and women, and indicates trends in social policy concerning the family and working women.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-11-14
Mått:157 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt:703 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313294020

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Barbara Lobodzinska, a sociologist, was born and educated in Poland and received a PhD from Warsaw University. Her areas of interest include sociology of marriage and family and women's issues. She has researched and lectured at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw University, the Medical Academy in Poland, and the University of Minnesota in the United States. Lobodzinska's research on marriage, family, and working women has resulted in several books and over 80 articles published in Poland and the United States.

Recensioner i media

"This collection of essays is one of the first to attempt a systematic and statistically grounded examination of the situation of women and the family in the postsocialist states of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the former German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and former Yugoslavia." - Choice

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Overview The Family and Working Women during and after Socialist Industrialization and Ideology by Barbara /Lobodzi'nska Bulgaria Women in Bulgaria by Bistra Anachkova Czech Republic and Slovakia Women and Family--the Czech Version of Development and Chances for Improvement by Marie 'Cermakova Women's Equality, Work, and Family in the Czech Republic by Alena Heitlinger Germany (The Former German Democratic Republic) East German Women--Chief Losers in German Unification by Hanna Behrend The Family in the German Democratic Republic from a Western Point of View by Barbara Ketelhut Hungary The Position of Hungarian Women in the Process of Regime Change by Katalin Koncz Lithuania Women and Family in Lithuania by Irena Juozeliuniene and Vida Kanopiene Poland The Impact of Socioeconomic Restructuring on Polish Women by Anna M. Zajicek and Toni M. Calasanti Women and Families in Poland: Pressing Problems and Possible Solutions by Jill M. Bystydzienski Romania Participation of Women in the Workforce: The Case of Romania by Doina Pasca Harsanyi Former Yugoslavia Re-domestication of Women and Democratization in Postsocialist Slovenia by Maca Jogan Women and Work in the Former Yugoslavia and Their Present Situation by Andjelka Milic Women, Work, and Family in Former Yugoslavia by Joy B. Reeves Conclusion Equal Opportunities: Obstacles and Remedies by Barbara /Lobodzi'nska Appendix References Index