Women's two roles : home and work

Author(s)

• Myrdal, Alva Reimer
• Klein, Viola

Bibliographic Information

Women's two roles : home and work

by Alva Myrdal & Viola Klein

（International library of sociology, 137 . The sociology of gender and the family ; 15）

Routledge, 1998, c1956

Note

Includes bibliography (p.198-203) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1998. This is Volume XV of fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family Series. Originally published in 1956, this study looks at the two roles of women of in the workplace and at home with the aim of looking at social reforms needed for the to reconcile family and a professional life in the period after World War II.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 A Revolution in Two Stages
• Chapter 2 Women in an Ageing Society
• Chapter 3 The Phases of A Life-Span
• Chapter 4 Women in the Labour Force To-Day
• Chapter 5 Why Married Women Seek Employment
• Chapter 6 Employers' Problems
• Chapter 7 The Effects on Children
• Chapter 8 Contemporary Feminine Dilemmas
• Chapter 9 The Next Steps
• Chapter 10 Long-Term Goals

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Details

• NCID: BA38911230
• ISBN:
  • 0415176573
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 208 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD6053
  • DC : 331.4/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Wives -- Employment
  • LCSH : Women -- Social conditions
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0019440X