Weaving Work and Motherhood

Focusing on women in jobs that typify the vast majority of women's employment in the United States, sociologist and work and family expert Garey analyzes what it means to be at once a mother who is employed and a worker with children.

Sommario

Acknowledgments 1. "Working Mothers" 2. Strategies of Being 3. "Calling the Shots": Voluntary Part-Time Workers 4. "Putting Your Feet in the Door": Involuntary Part-Time Workers 5. Motherhood on the Nightshift 6. Nine to Five: A Collection of Days 7. Sequencing: Patterns over the Life Course 8. Conclusion Notes References Index

Riassunto

Focuses on the women in jobs that typify the vast majority of women's employment in the United States. Interviewing a racially and ethnically diverse group of women hospital workers clerical workers, janitorial workers, nurses, and nurse's aids, this title analyzes what it means to be at once a mother who is employed and a worker with children.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anita Garey, Anita I. Garey, Anita Ilta Garey
• Editore: Temple University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.1999
• EAN: 9781566397001
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-700-1
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 228 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 349 g
• Serie: Women in the Political Economy; Women in the Political Economy
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche