Failing Families, Failing Science

"Failing Families, Failing Science makes an important contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on gender and science and to the particular aspect of that scholarship focused on work-life balance.The particular contribution of this study is the inclusion of men in the surveys and interviews, allowing the understanding of what may really be gender differences or discrimination compared to generational or disciplinary differences.As the authors rightly suggest, little change will occur in addressing this complex, decades-old problem until it is seen as a problem that both men and women scientists want solved.This volume will add the perspective of mens reasons and insights, along with those of women, to the demand for change." -- Sue V. Rosser,author of Breaking into the Lab: Engineering Progress for Women in Science "Ecklund's and Lincoln's conclusions about the lives and aspirations of scientists may strike some as sheer heresy. But these are the very ones who need to read this book." -- Judith Blau,author of Race in the Schools: Perpetuating White Dominance? "The authors very effectively integrate cutting edge sociology research findings with both the quantitative and qualitative results of their study." * PsycCritiques * "This very accessible monograph would be excellent for undergraduate of graduate courses on gender, family, or work and occupations." * American Journal of Sociology *

Elaine Howard Ecklund is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Rice University, where she is also Director of the Religion and Public Life Program and Rice Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy. She is the author of Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life and Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think. Anne E. Lincoln is Associate Professor of Sociology at Southern Methodist University.