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Description:The papers in this volume analyze the relationships between changes in the economy and those in women's lives. During the last fifteen years manufacturing jobs have decreased in number. Service sector jobs, which employ a disproportionate number of woman, have increased. The contributors address the implications of this profound shift and other changes for the role of women in the labor force, the structure of families, the sexual division of labor, and the well-being of coming generations.This collection balances optimistic interpretations of women's advances as they cope with and take advantage of the changing economy with more pessimistic interpretations of the remaining ideological and structural obstacles to progress. Both perspectives, based on careful research, are set in historical context. Together, the papers provide an original analysis of a moment of vast historical change.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Women, Households, and the Economy. To get started finding Women, Households, and the Economy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 339

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Release: 1987

ISBN: 0813512638

Description: The papers in this volume analyze the relationships between changes in the economy and those in women's lives. During the last fifteen years manufacturing jobs have decreased in number. Service sector jobs, which employ a disproportionate number of woman, have increased. The contributors address the implications of this profound shift and other changes for the role of women in the labor force, the structure of families, the sexual division of labor, and the well-being of coming generations.This collection balances optimistic interpretations of women's advances as they cope with and take advantage of the changing economy with more pessimistic interpretations of the remaining ideological and structural obstacles to progress. Both perspectives, based on careful research, are set in historical context. Together, the papers provide an original analysis of a moment of vast historical change.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Women, Households, and the Economy. To get started finding Women, Households, and the Economy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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