Between Equalization and Marginalization Women Working Part-Time in Europe and the United States of America |
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| Editor:
| Blossfeld, Hans-Peter
Hakim, Catherine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-828086-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $220.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first comparative study of the long-term development of women's part-time work in Europe and the United States.The authors analyse a wealth of longitudinal and and cross-sectional data on the work force, generating a powerful critique of the dominant equalizing and marginalizing perspectives. They argue instead that women's increasing part-time employment in modern societies must be examined in the context of the sexual division of labour within the family.
This is the first comparative study of the long-term development of women's part-time work in Europe and the United States.The authors analyse a wealth of longitudinal and and cross-sectional data on the work force, generating a powerful critique of the dominant equalizing and marginalizing perspectives. They argue instead that women's increasing part-time employment in modern societies must be examined in the context of the sexual division of labour within the family.