04817nam 2201237 a 450 991082123030332120230807222440.01-282-35528-797866123552880-520-90813-910.1525/9780520908130(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(OCoLC)847617057(MdBmJHUP)muse30580(DE-B1597)519485(DE-B1597)9780520908130(Au-PeEL)EBL470841(CaPaEBR)ebr10676206(CaONFJC)MIL235528(MiAaPQ)EBC470841(EXLCZ)99100000000076540219840517d1985 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHard choices how women decide about work, career, and motherhood /Kathleen GersonBerkeley University of California Pressc19851 online resource (xix, 312 pages)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 StatesPsychologybusiness.childcare.childfree.childless women.economics.family commitments.family.feminism.gender roles.gender studies.gender.having it all.household labor.labor industrial relations.labor.marriage.maternity leave.maternity.motherhood.nonfiction.parenting.political science.sex roles.social issues.social justice.sociology.women in the workforce.women.womens issues.womens rights.womens studies.womens work.work and family.work life balance.working moms.working women.WomenSocial conditions.MothersSocial conditions.WomenEmploymentHistory.MothersEmploymentHistory.Family sizeHistory.WomenPsychology.305.4/0973Gerson Kathleen1631168MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821230303321Hard choices3969851UNINA