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Addressing a significant gap in the literature to date, this book focuses on dual-earner families in the international context. It brings together contributions from a range of countries and continents to examine the issues and developments for dual-earner families located in different socio-cultural, political and economic systems.
In particular the book explores the ways in which dual-earner couples in these different contexts are reconstructing gender and family roles to balance the demands of work and the family.
List of contents
Introduction - Suzan Lewis
Dual-Earner Families in Context
PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Culture, Policy, and Women in Dual-Earner Families in Israel - Dafna N Izraeli
Middle-Class Dual-Earner Families and Their Support Systems in Urban India - Uma Sekaran
Dual-Earner Families in Singapore - Edith C Yuen and Vivien Lim
Issues and Challenges
Sweden¿s Sex-Role Scheme and Commitment to Gender Equality - Karin Sandqvist
Dual-Earner Families in Hungary - Christine Clason
Past, Present and Future Perspectives
PART TWO: IN THE FAMILY
British Households after Maternity Leave - Julia Brannen and Peter Moss
Financial Affairs - Rosanna Hertz
Money and Authority in Dual-Earner Marriage
Dual-Earner Families in the United States and Adolescent Development - Lucia Albino Gilbert and L Suzanne Dancer
Dual-Earner Families and the Care of the Elderly in Japan - Jeanette Taudin Chabot
PART THREE: WORK AND THE FAMILY: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY
Beyond 1992 - Helen M Hootsmans
Dutch and British Corporations and the Challenge of Dual-Career Couples
Can Work Requirements Accommodate to the Needs of Dual-Earner Families? - Alice H Cook
Towards Balanced Lives and Gender Equality - Suzan Lewis, Dafna N Izraeli and Helen M Hootsmans
Summary
Adopting a cross-cultural perspective, this text addresses the issue of dual-earner families in a historical, cultural and socio-political context.
