Not June Cleaver - Women and Gender in Postwar America, 1945-1960

In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image.

Summary

In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image.

Product details

• Authors: June Meyerowitz
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.1994
• EAN: 9781566391719
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-171-9
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 231 mm x 45 mm
• Weight: 620 g
• Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series; Critical Perspectives On The P; Critical Perspectives on the P
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories