Husbands At Home - The Domestic Economy in a Post-Industrial Society

First Published in 1990, Husbands at Home gives a clear picture of the relationship between the domestic and the formal economy. The book argues that imaginative state policies could transform gender roles in a post-industrial society.

Table des matières

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Part I: Household Work Strategies in a De-Industrializing Economy Setting the Scene 1: The Wearside Empirical Study 1. Introduction: The Household Sector in Total Economic Activity Setting the Scene 2: Changing Employment Experiences 2. The Gender and Spatial Impact of Structural Economic Change Setting the Scene 3: Unemployed Men and Housework 3. Models of Relevance to Household Work Strategies Part II: Re-articulation of the Divisions of Labour: Gender, the Family, and the Changing Nature of Work Setting the Scene 4: Changing Household Divisions of Labour 4. Divisions of Labor within the Domestic Economy and the Process of Change Setting the Scene 5: The Influence of Tradition and of the State Benefit System 5. Motivations and Household Work Strategies: Gender, Conflict, and the Family Conclusions: Monopoly Capitalism, the Domestic Economy, and the Changing Nature of Work Notes Bibliography Index

A propos de l'auteur

Jane Wheelock

Résumé

First Published in 1990, Husbands at Home gives a clear picture of the relationship between the domestic and the formal economy. The book argues that imaginative state policies could transform gender roles in a post-industrial society.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jane Wheelock, Wheelock Jane
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 29.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032739984
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3273998-4
• Pages: 190
• Thème: Routledge Revivals
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires; History, Cultural Studies, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Humanities, Sociology: family & relationships, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: family and relationships, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General