| Edition |
2nd ed., 1st ed. |
| Description |
255 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-250) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The breakup of the sex-role caste system -- 2. Why did women emerge? -- 3. The social factors : births, schools, divorces, ideas -- 4. "Women's place" in the labor market -- 5. Occupational segregation by sex : the root of women's disadvantage -- 6. Setting the pay for the jobs women hold -- 7. Government action against discrimination -- 8. Affirmative action and pay equity -- 9. The occupation of housewife -- 10. Lone parents and their poverty -- 11. Keeping house : the economics and politics of family care -- 12. "Industrializing" housework and child care -- 13. A policy agenda for the sex-role revolution. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Women -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Women -- Employment -- United States.
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States.
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Housewives -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1403982589 |
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0312219415 |
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0312232438 (pbk.) |
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