A mother's work

Gilbert, Neil, 1940-

A mother's work how feminism, the market, and policy shape family life / [electronic resource] : Neil Gilbert. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008. - xi, 228 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-217) and index.

The social context : motherhood in decline? -- Work and family : the choices women make -- Capitalism and motherhood : does it pay to have children? -- Feminist expectations : who suffers from the problem that has no name? -- How family friendly are family-friendly policies? -- Rethinking family policy.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Working mothers--United States.
Work and family--United States.
Women in the professions--United States.
Family policy--United States.
Feminist theory--United States.


Electronic books.

HQ759.48 / .G55 2008eb

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