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This book is a compilation and update of a group of provocative papers presented at the Radcliffe College invitational conference, "Perspectives on the Patterns of an Era: Family, Work, and Education." A scholarly event saluting Radcliffe's centenary, the conference examined a range of indicators of social change, particularly as they relate to women in America in the last two decades. The program was interdisciplinary, bringing together scholars from economics, history, psychology, sociol ogy, and psychiatry. Each conference participant was asked to explore, theoretically and empirically, the lessons of our social history and, as much as possible, to separate myth from reality with regard to recent changes in patterns of family life, work, and education. Particular emphasis was given to the examination of the rapid changes-or what have been assumed to be the rapid changes-of the last two decades. In addition, participants ana lyzed the perceived and actual costs and benefits associated with chang ing lifestyles, for women and men as individuals and for society as a whole. Finally, they considered the implications of their findings for the future and identified areas for further research.
List of contents
I - Emerging Issues.- 1 - American Demographic Directions.- 2 - The Challenge of Sex Equality: Old Values Revisited or a New Culture?.- 3 - Do Changes in Women's Rights Change Women's Moral Judgments?.- 4 - Emerging Patterns of Female Leadership in Formal Organizations, or Must the Female Leader Go Formal?.- II - Families and Work.- 5 - Ground Rules for Marriage: Perspectives on the Pattern of an Era.- 6 - Psychological Orientations to the Work Role: 1957-1976.- 7 - The American Divorce Rate: What Does It Mean? What Should We Worry About?.- 8 - Family Roles in a Twenty-Year Perspective.- III - Options, Obstacles, and Opportunities.- 9 - Assessing Personal and Social Change in Two Generations.- 10 - The Past and Future of the Undergraduate Woman.- 11 - Changing Sex Roles: College Graduates of the 1960s and 1970s.- 12 - Sex Differences in the Educational and Occupational Goals of Black College Students: Continued Inquiry into the Black Matriarchy Theory.- 13 - Change and Constancy: A Hundred Years' Tale.
Summary
This book is a compilation and update of a group of provocative papers presented at the Radcliffe College invitational conference, "Perspectives on the Patterns of an Era: Family, Work, and Education."
