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Record Nr.

UNISA996213238903316

Autore

Hardill Irene <1951, >

Titolo

Gender, migration and the dual career household / / Irene Hardill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-57851-2

1-134-57852-0

1-280-10575-5

0-585-46763-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Routledge international studies of women and place ; ; 4

Disciplina

306.3/61

Soggetti

Labor mobility - Great Britain

Work and family - Great Britain

Dual-career families - Great Britain

Labor mobility - Canada

Work and family - Canada

Dual-career families - Canada

Labor mobility - United States

Work and family - United States

Dual-career families - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of plates; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Social and spatial mobility in a global economy; Households, careers and decision-making; Defining status and success through the pursuit of a career; Defining status and success through residential property; The blurring of boundaries between home and work; Spatial mobility within the education system; Organisational careers: patriarchy and expatriate work; Professional careers and skilled international migration: case studies of healthcare professionals; Dual career couples and the new economy

NotesReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the gender issues associated with international migration in dual career households. Adopting a feminist approach, the



author links research in economics, sociology, management and business and human geography to explore post-industrial managerial and professional careers. Particular emphasis is placed on the way in which social mobility and spatial mobility are entwined. The author explores the location and mobility decisions of dual career households, examining their personal and household biographies as well as published statistics. Of essential interest to scholars of