Women Between Two Worlds: Midlife Reflections on Work and Family
Author:   Myra Dinnerstein
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
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9780877228844


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   14 January 1992
Format:   Hardback
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An in-depth study traces the experiences of 22 middle-class women and their evolution from traditional wives and mothers to career women

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Author:   Myra Dinnerstein
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780877228844


ISBN 10:   0877228841
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   14 January 1992
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Study Participants 1. Introduction 2. Growing Up Female: The Possible and the Appropriate 3. Becoming Adult Women 4. At Home 5. From Housewives to Career Women 6. The Persistence of Domesticity 7. Between Two Worlds 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Dinnerstein examines the two worlds these women have straddled: the traditional one of their youth, which dictated strict boundaries based on gender; and the world in which they have grown to middle age, with its expanding prospects and new tensions for women. ...vivid and powerful quotes illuminate Dinnerstein's timely findings... oPublishers Weekly


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