Women, Work and Achievement: The Endless Revolution

by Bernard C. Rosen

Overview

An examination of the impact of the industrial society on women and their expectations, values, personalities and achievements in the labour force. It explores the changes that have occurred in western industrial societies and attempts to explain their reasons and effects on women and society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333488690
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/01/1989
Edition description:	1989
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

The waning of sexual inequality; women in the labour force; sex differences in early achievement; the social context of sex role socialization; the sex role and female personality; the chameleon syndrome; sex differences in the status attainment process; domestic roles and occupational choice.

Editorial Reviews

An investigation into why women have made extraordinary gains in the industrial world. Rosen (sociology, Cornell) focuses particularly on the US, Britain, Brazil, and Italy in interpreting the phenomenon of female achievement. No bibliography. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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