Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
I Womens Work and Family Decisions:
The "Subtle Revolution" in Historical Perspective
Changing Work and Family Patterns
Cohorts and Social Change
Alternative Paths in Adult Development
2 Explaining Womens Behavior:
A Theoretical Overview
The Structural Coercion Approach
The Voluntarist Approach
A Developmental Approach
3 Baselines
Childhood Socialization
Starting Points
Ambivalence and Change
4 Veering Away from Domesticity
Rising Work Aspirations and Family Ambivalence
Conclusion
5 Veering Toward Domesticity
Declining Work Aspirations and the Home as a Haven
Comparing Domestic and Nondomestic Groups
Stability and Change in Adulthood
Conclusion
6 Homemaking Versus Childlessness
The Persistence of Domestic Patterns
Nondomestic Responses
Choosing to Stay Childless
7 Combining Work and Motherhood
Reluctant Motherhood
Childlessness Versus Reluctant Motherhood
Domestic Versus Nondomestic Responses
8 The Changing Contours of Womens Place Development, Choice, and Structured
Alternatives
The Limits of Socialization, Personality, and Dominance Models
Work and Family Structures in Transition
Conclusion
9 The Politics of Parenthood
The Limits of Change and the Conflict Among Women
Gender Equality, Social Policy, and the Role of the State
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Bibliography
Index
Tables
Methodology
Sample Characteristics
Interview Schedule
LIST OF FIGURES
1 Comparisons Between the U.S. Birthrate and the
Female Labor Force Participation Rate, 1890-1980
2 Alternative Adult Pathways
3 Alternative Adult Pathways and Future Plans
4 Rates of First Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage for U.S. Women: 1921-1977
5 Real Disposable Income for Workers with Three Dependents,
1947-1979 (in Constant Dollars)
List of Tables
