Carrers of Couples in Contemporary Society

Zusatztext "This book represents a very impressive theoretical and empirical achievement...the sheer quality of the substative contributions to this topic that are gathered here will make this volume an invaulable source of reference for many years to come". Contemporary Sociology Klappentext The first international comparative study of career changes among couples in modern society, this important book spans the globe, addressing career issues in Germany, the Netherlands, the Flemish part of Belgium, Italy, Spain, Greta Britain, the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, and China. Using longitudinal data, it explores what has and has not changed for couples in various countries because of women's greater involvement in paid employment. Zusammenfassung This is a systematic international comparative study of the transformation of couples' careers in modern societies. Using longitudinal data, this book explores what has and what has not changed for couples in various countries due to women's greater involvement in paid employment. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: Introduction 2: Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Sonja Drobnic: Theoretical Perspectives on Couples' Careers PART TWO: The 'Conservative' Welfare State Regime 4: John Hendrickx, Wim Bernasco and Paul M. de Graaf: Couples' Labour Market Participation in the Netherlands 5: Martine Corijn: Couples' Careers in Flanders PART THREE: The 'Mediterranean' Welfare State Regime 7: María José González-López: Spouses' Careers in Spain PART FOUR: The 'Liberal' Welfare State Regime 9: Shin-Kap Han and Phyllis Moen: Coupled Careers: Pathways Through Work and Marriage in the United States PART FIVE: The 'Social Democratic' Welfare State Regime 11: Søren Leth-Sørensen and Götz Rohwer: Work Careers of Married Women in Denmark PART SIX: The (former) 'State Socialist' Regime 13: Péter Róbert, Erzsébet Bukodi and Ruud Luijkx: Employment Patterns in Hungarian Couples 14: Xueguang Zhou and Phyllis Moen: Job Shift Patterns of Husbands and Wives in Urban China PART SEVEN Results of Cross-National Comparisons ...

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• Authors: Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Sonja Drobnic
• Assisted by: Hans-Peter Blossfeld (Editor), Blossfeld Hans-Peter (Editor), Sonja Drobnic (Editor), Drobnic Sonja (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2002
• EAN: 9780199244911
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924491-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Poverty & unemployment, Sociology: family & relationships, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: work & labour, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: work and labour, Poverty and precarity, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General