Women's Two Roles: Home and Work

by Viola Klein, Alva Myrdal

Overview

First published in 1998. This is Volume XV of fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family Series. Originally published in 1956, this study looks at the two roles of women of in the workplace and at home with the aim of looking at social reforms needed for the to reconcile family and a professional life in the period after World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135034412
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/28/2013
Series:	International Library of Sociology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Alva Myrdal, Viola Klein

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Revolution in Two Stages; Chapter 2 Women in an Ageing Society; Chapter 3 The Phases of A Life-Span; Chapter 4 Women in the Labour Force To-Day; Chapter 5 Why Married Women Seek Employment; Chapter 6 Employers’ Problems; Chapter 7 The Effects on Children; Chapter 8 Contemporary Feminine Dilemmas; Chapter 9 The Next Steps; Chapter 10 Long-Term Goals;