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Autore |
Hardill Irene <1951, > |
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Titolo |
Gender, migration and the dual career household / / Irene Hardill |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-57851-2 |
1-134-57852-0 |
1-280-10575-5 |
0-585-46763-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge international studies of women and place ; ; 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-159) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the gender issues associated with international migration in dual career households. Adopting a feminist approach, the |
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