Working women in America : split dreams

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Working women in America : split dreams

Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Gregg Lee Carter

Oxford University Press, 2000

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-224) and indexes

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780195110241

Description

This study of the dynamic growth in women's labour force participation aims to provide an understanding of the actual experience of working women at the end of the millennium. It offers a broad perspective on the diversity of women and their work, and it raises the need to rethink ideas concerning work, family and gender roles in order to help solve women's work and family dilemmas. It utilizes a structural approach to rethink these ideas and resolve these dilemmas. The book's central argument is that to understand the position of women in the work world, one must analyze women's situation in the economy, the family, education, and the polity - in short, within society as large - because these various social institutions connect, reflect and influence one another. The authors begin with an historical perspective on women at work which recognizes the importance of the economic and legal dimensions of women's work lives.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195110258

Description

This study of the dynamic growth in women's labour force participation aims to provide an understanding of the actual experience of working women at the end of the millennium. It offers a broad perspective on the diversity of women and their work, and it raises the need to rethink ideas concerning work, family and gender roles in order to help solve women's work and family dilemmas. It utilizes a structural approach to rethink these ideas and resolve these dilemmas. The book's central argument is that to understand the position of women in the work world, one must analyze women's situation in the economy, the family, education, and the polity - in short, within society as large - because these various social institutions connect, reflect and influence one another. The authors begin with an historical perspective on women at work which recognizes the importance of the economic and legal dimensions of women's work lives.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface 1: Models of Women and Work The Poltics of Knowledge Building The Functionalist Paradigm Model 1, The Employed Women as Invisible Model 2, The Employed Women as a Social Problem Mode Model 3, Male Work Experience is the Norm Model 4, Socialization and "Ladies Choice" Model 5, Superwomen Summing Up An Alternative Perspective: The Structural Approach 2: A Brief History of Working Women Women Workers in Pre-Industrial America White Women Women of Color Native American Women The Arrival of Industrialization The Legacy of Slavery World War I and the Depression World War II After World War II: The Rise of the Married Women Worker Women of Color Other Women of Color at Work Native American Women Latina Women Some Summary Comparisons Asian-American Women The Status Quo: No Shangri-La 3: Gender Inequality: Economic and Legal Explanations Sex Segregation of Occupations The Glass Ceiling The Growing Importance of the Female/Male Earnings Gap Explaining Occupational Segregation and Inequality The Economic Context -- The Individual Approach Sex-Role Socialization and Women's "Choices" Human Capital Theory Limitations of the Individual Approach The Economic Context -- The Structural Approach Dual Labor Markets Discriminatory Practices The Legal Context A Short History: The Colonial Period Women, The Factory System, and Protective Legislation Protective Legislation Domestic-Relations Laws and Other Legislation Other Recent Legislation: Sex Discrimination and Equal Opportunity The Equal Pay Act Comparable Worth Title VII Affirmative Action EEOC Title IX The Women's Movement Summary 4: Gender Inequality and Socialization: The Influences of Family, School, Peers, and the Media Gender Roles -- Products of Biology or Socialization? The Family The Educational System The Special Case of Single-Sex Schools Peer Groups The Media Consequences of Gender Socialization for Career Choices Racial, Ethnic, and Class Variations in Gender Socialization Women of Color Social Class Summary 5: Women in Everyday Jobs: Clerical, Sales, Service, and Blue-Collar Work Women in Clerical Occupations The Feminization of Clerical Work: A Historical Examination Clerical Work as "Female" Labor Sexual Harassment and Clerical Work The Clerical Worker and Technological Advancement Organization of Clerical Workers Sales and Service Occupations Women in Waitressing Women in Retail Sales Sales and Service Outlook Domestic Service Women in Blue-Collar Work Globalization of Factory Work Where Do We Go From Here? 6: Professional and Managerial Women A Brief History of the Feminization of Selected Semi-Professions: Teaching, Nursing, and Social Work A Short History of Women in Management Contemporary Status of Women in Professions and Management Ghettoization and Job Segregation Structural Barriers to Women in the Professions and Management Organizational Culture, Policies, and Practices Organizational Culture The Clockwork of Male Careers Networking ("The Old-Boys Network") Mentors Tokenism Positionality Summary 7: Working Women and Their Families Impact of Industrialization and Capitalism on Housework Women's Double Day Men's Resistance to Housework Women's Coping Strategies/Individualistic Resolutions Structural Solutions Where Do We Go From Here? 8: Changing the Lives of Working Women The Women's Movement Backlash Attitudes Toward Working Women References Author Index Subject Index About the Authors

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