| Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Crompton, R. (Editor), Lewis, S. (Editor), Lyonette, C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 140398719X ISBN-13: 9781403987198 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Considerable social changes are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore these changes (which include an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance'), both comparatively and specifically in a number of European countries (Britain, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal). Original survey data, and qualitative evidence, is deployed in a series of cutting-edge chapters written by national and international experts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| LCCN: 2006050198 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.32" W x 8.75" (1.01 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore this in a number of European countries (Britain, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal). |