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WOMEN'S TWO ROLES: A CONTEMPORARY DILEMMA

Moen, Phyllis

1992

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  • Título:
    WOMEN'S TWO ROLES: A CONTEMPORARY DILEMMA
  • Autor: Moen, Phyllis
  • Assuntos: Family Work Relationship ; Role Conflict ; Trends ; United States of America ; Working Women
  • Notas: SourceType-Books-1
    ObjectType-Book-1
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  • Descrição: An analysis of trends in women's work & family roles in the US, the controversial, demanding combination of employment & motherhood, & the complexity of these changing roles for individuals, families, & US society, presented in III PARTS with 6 Chpts. PART I - THE ISSUE IN CONTEXT - offers (1) Introduction -- examines the transition in progress of women's roles & the diverse ways that women organize their lives, analyzes the deeply entrenched ideologies in the US about families, individuals, & government, & explores the roles of structural lags in this transition; & (2) Recent Trends -- details patterns of women's labor force attachment, trends in public attitudes toward gender roles, & changes in trends in fertility, educational attainment, marriage, female-headed households, & wages & poverty. PART II - CONSEQUENCES - provides (3) Patterns, Problems, and Payoffs for Women -- describes strategies US women have used to balance home & work obligations & evaluates the impact of employment on their well-being; (4) Implications for Marriages, Families, and Children -- examines the implcations of maternal employment for families & the impact on child care, household division of labor, & marital relationships; & (5) Implications for Employers, Unions, and Governments -- documents the changing composition of the labor force & family as a work place issue, & notes responses to maternal needs by government, business & labor unions. PART III - NEW DIRECTIONS - offers (6) Conclusions and Implications -- concludes that it is necessary to restructure both family & work roles for men & women, & to adopt basic structural changes in institutions. 19 Figures, Bibliog. S. Davies
  • Data de criação/publicação: 1992
  • Idioma: Inglês

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