Women Attached - The Daily Lives of Women With Young Children

First published in 1985, this title was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children. Even within sociology and psychology there were very few studies in this area at the time. This book was an attempt to redress the balance slightly in favour of women's activities.

List of contents

Figures and Maps. List of Tables. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Focus on Constraints I – Societal Constraints 3. Focus on Constraints II – Physical Constraints 4. Background to the Empirical Study 5. Paid Employment 6. Non-Employment Activities 7. The Local Orientation of Women’s Lives 8. Child Care 9. The Quality of Life 10. Conclusions and a Look to the Future. Bibliography. Appendices. Index.

About the author

After undertaking higher degree studies, Dr Jacqueline Tivers was a university lecturer/ senior lecturer from 1980 to 2010 at Surrey, Anglia Ruskin and Nottingham Trent Universities. Since retiring in 2010 she has continued her connection with academic Geography as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and as a Visiting Researcher and Lecturer at Oxford Brookes and Nottingham Trent Universities.

Summary

First published in 1985, this title was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children. Even within sociology and psychology there were very few studies in this area at the time. This book was an attempt to redress the balance slightly in favour of women’s activities.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Tivers
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032857077
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285707-7
• No. of pages: 372
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women in Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Sociology: family & relationships, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships, Human Geography