03753nam 2200817 a 450 991045550360332120200520144314.01-282-35528-797866123552880-520-90813-910.1525/9780520908130(CKB)1000000000765402(EBL)470841(OCoLC)609849921(SSID)ssj0000360957(PQKBManifestationID)11263618(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360957(PQKBWorkID)10350732(PQKB)10361718(SSID)ssj0000870370(PQKBManifestationID)11521633(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870370(PQKBWorkID)10818452(PQKB)24691491(MiAaPQ)EBC470841(OCoLC)847617057(MdBmJHUP)muse30580(DE-B1597)519485(DE-B1597)9780520908130(Au-PeEL)EBL470841(CaPaEBR)ebr10676206(CaONFJC)MIL235528(EXLCZ)99100000000076540219840517d1985 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHard choices[electronic resource] how women decide about work, career, and motherhood /Kathleen GersonBerkeley University of California Pressc19851 online resource (333 p.)California series on social choice and political economyIncludes index.0-520-05745-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-301) and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --LIST OF FIGURES --LIST OF TABLES --PREFACE --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --1. Women's Work and Family Decisions: The "Subtle Revolution" in Historical Perspective --2. Explaining Women's Behavior: A Theoretical Overview --3. Baselines --4. Veering Away from Domesticity --5. Veering Toward Domesticity --6. Homemaking Versus Childlessness --7. Combining Work and Motherhood --8. The Changing Contours of Women's Place --9. The Politics of Parenthood --APPENDIX A. Tables --APPENDIX B. Methodology --APPENDIX C. Sample Characteristics --APPENDIX D. Interview Schedule --BIBLIOGRAPHY --INDEXHow do women choose between work and family commitments? And what are the causes, limits, and consequences of the "subtle revolution" in women's choices over the 1960's and 1970's? To answer these questions, Kathleen Gerson analyzes the experiences of a carefully selected group of middle-class and working-class women who were young adults in the 1970's. Their informative life histories reveal the emerging social forces in American society that have led today's women to face several difficult choices.California series on social choice and political economy.WomenUnited StatesSocial conditionsMothersUnited StatesSocial conditionsWomenEmploymentUnited StatesHistoryMothersEmploymentUnited StatesHistoryFamily sizeUnited StatesHistoryWomenUnited StatesPsychologyElectronic books.WomenSocial conditions.MothersSocial conditions.WomenEmploymentHistory.MothersEmploymentHistory.Family sizeHistory.WomenPsychology.305.4/0973Gerson Kathleen1042204MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455503603321Hard choices2479456UNINA01404nmm 2200397Ia 450 991069325750332120050511110537.0(CKB)5470000002360950(OCoLC)58811828ocm58811828(OCoLC)995470000002360950(EXLCZ)99547000000236095020050406d2005 ua engurmn||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDefense acquisitions[electronic resource] status of Ballistic Missile Defense Program in 2004 : report to congressional committees[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Government Accountability Office,[2005]Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 6, 2005)."March 2005."Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548."GAO-05-243."Includes appendices and bibliographical references.Defense acquisitions Ballistic missile defensesUnited StatesUnited StatesArmed ForcesSupplies and storesBallistic missile defensesNT0NT0GPOBOOK9910693257503321Defense acquisitions3422519UNINA