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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967776103321

Autore

Williams Joan <1952->

Titolo

Reshaping the work-family debate : why men and class matter / / Joan C. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010

ISBN

9780674268364

0674268369

9780674058835

0674058836

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

293 p. : ill

Collana

William E. Massey, Sr. lectures in the history of American civilization ; ; 2008

Disciplina

306.3/6

Soggetti

Work and family - United States

Working mothers - United States

Dual-career families - United States

Sex role - United States

Social classes - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the William E. Massey Sr. lectures in the history of American Civilization.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Opt out or pushed out? -- One sick child away from being fired -- Masculine norms at work -- Reconstructive feminism and feminist theory -- The class culture gap -- Culture wars as class conflict.

Sommario/riassunto

The United States has the most family-hostile public policy in the developed world. Contesting the idea that women need to negotiate better within the family, and redefining the notion of success in the workplace, Joan C. Williams reinvigorates the work-family debate and offers the first steps to making life manageable for all American families.