Women and the family : two decades of change
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Women and the family : two decades of change
Haworth Press, c1984
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"Has also been published as Marriage & family review, volume 7, numbers 3/4, fall/winter, 1984"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Despite the pervasive changes that have taken place in women's lives in the past twenty-five years--increased participation in the labor force, the attainment of higher levels of education, and higher salaries--comparable changes in the division of family labor and in the roles of men have lagged considerably. In this timely book, the editors and other experts in feminism and family studies examine the effects of two decades of influence by the women's movement on sex roles and child rearing. While applauding some positive changes, the contributors point to powerful forces of resistance to equality between the sexes, especially "the question of family"--the fear of depriving children of maternal attachment and the belief that working mothers are placing their own interests above those of other family members--as an issue that, until fully addressed, prevents genuine equality between the sexes.
Table of Contents
Contents
Women's Roles in Mythic Tradition and a Planetary Culture
The Women's Movement and the Family: A Socio-Historical Analysis of Constraints on Social Change
In Defense of Traditional Values: The Anti-Feminist Movement
Women's Work in the Home: Seems Like Old Times
The View from Below: Women's Employment and Gender Equality in Working Class Families
Working Wives and Mothers
Dual-Earner Families
Afro-American Women and Their Families
Men in Families
Changing Family Roles and Interactions
Missing Links: Notes on an Impossible Mission
Family Roles and the Impact of Feminism on Women's Mental Health Across the Life Course
Cinderella: Her Multi-Layered Puissant Messages Over Millennia
Selective Guide to Current Reference Sources on Women and the Family
Afterword
by "Nielsen BookData"