Hard Choices

How Women Decide About Work, Career and Motherhood

AvKathleen Gerson

Häftad, Engelska, 1986

Del 4 i serien California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy

376 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

E-bok

438 kr

Beskrivning

How do women choose between work and family commitments? And what are the causes, limits, and consequences of the "subtle revolution" in women's choices over the 1960s and 1970s? To answer these questions, Kathleen Gerson analyzes the experiences of a carefully selected group of middle-class and working-class women who were young adults in the 1970s. Their informative life histories reveal the emerging social forces in American society that have led today's women to face several difficult choices.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1986-03-17
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy
Antal sidor:350
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520057456

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Kathleen Gerson is Professor of Sociology, New York University.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI Womens Work and Family Decisions:The "Subtle Revolution" in Historical PerspectiveChanging Work and Family PatternsCohorts and Social ChangeAlternative Paths in Adult Development2 Explaining Womens Behavior:A Theoretical OverviewThe Structural Coercion ApproachThe Voluntarist ApproachA Developmental Approach3 BaselinesChildhood SocializationStarting PointsAmbivalence and Change4 Veering Away from DomesticityRising Work Aspirations and Family AmbivalenceConclusion5 Veering Toward DomesticityDeclining Work Aspirations and the Home as a HavenComparing Domestic and Nondomestic GroupsStability and Change in AdulthoodConclusion6 Homemaking Versus ChildlessnessThe Persistence of Domestic PatternsNondomestic ResponsesChoosing to Stay Childless7 Combining Work and MotherhoodReluctant MotherhoodChildlessness Versus Reluctant MotherhoodDomestic Versus Nondomestic Responses8 The Changing Contours of Womens Place Development, Choice, and StructuredAlternativesThe Limits of Socialization, Personality, and Dominance ModelsWork and Family Structures in TransitionConclusion9 The Politics of ParenthoodThe Limits of Change and the Conflict Among WomenGender Equality, Social Policy, and the Role of the StateAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DBibliographyIndexTablesMethodologySample CharacteristicsInterview ScheduleLIST OF FIGURES1 Comparisons Between the U.S. Birthrate and theFemale Labor Force Participation Rate, 1890-19802 Alternative Adult Pathways3 Alternative Adult Pathways and Future Plans4 Rates of First Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage for U.S. Women: 1921-19775 Real Disposable Income for Workers with Three Dependents,1947-1979 (in Constant Dollars)List of Tables