The workings of the household : a US-UK comparison
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Bibliographic Information
The workings of the household : a US-UK comparison
（Family life series）
Polity Press, 1990
- : pbk
Available at 24 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. [198]-210
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780745604411
Description
This book examines the organization of domestic life in the context of recent economic change. The author argues that relationships within the household can only be understood with reference to the social and economic environment in which it is located. Through an analysis of economic changes in post-war Britain and the United States, the author examines the stucture of labour markets, systems of welfare and local social networks. She charts the theoretical positions which have been developed with respect to the connection between the household and the labour market. Aspects of this link include male unemployment, the significance of female employment, the significance of role reversal, the organization of domestic labour, the management of household finance and the position of young people in the household. Finally, the author examines welfare provision and access to employment generally in order to assess their effects on the organization of the household.
Table of Contents
- Male unemployment
- the variable experience of male unemployment
- employment for women
- the division of domestic labour
- household finance
- women's unemployment
- young people and the household
- the household in social context.
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: pbk ISBN 9780745604428
Description
This book examines the organization of domestic life in the context of recent economic change. Lydia Morris argues that relationships within the household can only be understood with reference to the social and economic environment in which it is located. Through an analysis of economic changes in post-war Britain and the United States, the author examines the structure of labour markets, systems of welfare and local social networks. She charts the theoretical positions which have been developed with respect to the connection between the household and the labour market. Aspects of this link include male unemployment, the significance of female employment, the significance of role reversal, the organization of domestic labour, the management of household finance and the position of young people in the household. Finally, the author examines welfare provision and access to employment generally in order to assess their effects on the organization of the household. This highly original work offers a new approach to the study of the 'household', shedding new light on gender relations and the structure and processes of the labour market.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. 2. Male Unemployment.
3. The Variable Experience of Male Unemployment.
4. Employment for Women.
5. The Division of Domestic Labour.
6. Household Finance.
7. Women's Unemployment.
8. Young People and the Household.
9. The Household in Social Context.
10. Conclusion.
References.
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