Description |
xix, 282 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Springer series. Focus on women ; v. 14 |
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Springer series, focus on women ; v. 14
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Contents |
Foreword / Michele A. Paludi -- 1. Introduction / Judith Frankel -- 1. General Perspectives. 2. Employed Mothers: Diverse Life-Styles and Labor Force Profiles / Lauren M. Weitzman and Louise F. Fitzgerald. 3. Women's Employment and Childbearing Decisions / Judith Frankel and Susan McCarty -- 2. Impact on Family Members. 4. The Employed Mother's Well-Being / Heather A. Sears and Nancy L. Galambos. 5. Maternal Employment: Effects on Children / Claire Etaugh. 6. Family Work of Husbands and Fathers in Dual-Earner Marriages / Joe F. Pittman and Jennifer L. Kerpelman -- 3. Diversity of Employed Mothers' Experiences. 7. Families of Lower-Income Employed Mothers / Dolores A. Stegelin and Judith Frankel. 8. Educational and Economic Outcomes for Adolescent Mothers / Nancy E. Barbour, Rhonda A. Richardson and Donald L. Bubnzer. 9. Work, Family, and the Chicana: Power, Perception, and Equity / Elsa O. Valdez and Scott Coltrane. 10. Employment Among African-American Mothers in Dual-Earner Families: Antecedents and Consequences for Family Life and Child Development / Vonnie C. McLoyd -- 4. Issues Facing Families of Employed Mothers. 11. Child Care Concerns of Employed Mothers / Mary Benin and Yinong Chong. 12. Family Roles and Responsibilities: What Has Changed and What Has Remained the Same? / Maureen Perry-Jenkins. 13. Social Support for Working Families / Patricia O'Reilly and Felecia M. Briscoe -- Concluding Thoughts / Judith Frankel |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Work and family -- United States.
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Working mothers -- United States.
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Author |
Frankel, Judith.
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LC no. |
92044886 |
ISBN |
0826179509 (hbk.) |
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