A mother's work : how feminism, the market, and policy shape family life /

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"The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed psychologically, socially, and economically, and conclusions have been hotly contested. But as Neil Gilbert shows in this penetrating a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilbert, Neil, 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Čubrilović > Familie : 19. Jh.-
Börngen, ...
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
Working mothers > United States.
Work and family > United States.
Women in the professions > United States.
Family policy > United States.
Feminist theory > United States.
Mères au travail > États-Unis.
Travail et familles > États-Unis.
Femmes dans les professions libérales > États-Unis.
Politique familiale > États-Unis.
Théorie féministe > États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
Family policy.
Feminist theory.
Women in the professions.
Work and family.
Working mothers.
Berufstätigkeit
Familienpolitik
Mutter
Feminismus
Frau
United States.
USA.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The social context : motherhood in decline?
  • Work and family : the choices women make
  • Capitalism and motherhood : does it pay to have children?
  • Feminist expectations : who suffers from the problem that has no name?
  • How family friendly are family-friendly policies?
  • Rethinking family policy.

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