{"product_id":"hard-choices-9780520057456","title":"Hard Choices","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I Womens Work and Family Decisions:\u003cbr\u003e The \"Subtle Revolution\" in Historical Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Changing Work and Family Patterns\u003cbr\u003e Cohorts and Social Change\u003cbr\u003e Alternative Paths in Adult Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Explaining Womens Behavior:\u003cbr\u003e A Theoretical Overview\u003cbr\u003e The Structural Coercion Approach\u003cbr\u003e The Voluntarist Approach\u003cbr\u003e A Developmental Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Baselines\u003cbr\u003e Childhood Socialization\u003cbr\u003e Starting Points\u003cbr\u003e Ambivalence and Change\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Veering Away from Domesticity\u003cbr\u003e Rising Work Aspirations and Family Ambivalence\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Veering Toward Domesticity\u003cbr\u003e Declining Work Aspirations and the Home as a Haven\u003cbr\u003e Comparing Domestic and Nondomestic Groups\u003cbr\u003e Stability and Change in Adulthood\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Homemaking Versus Childlessness\u003cbr\u003e The Persistence of Domestic Patterns\u003cbr\u003e Nondomestic Responses\u003cbr\u003e Choosing to Stay Childless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Combining Work and Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e Reluctant Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e Childlessness Versus Reluctant Motherhood\u003cbr\u003e Domestic Versus Nondomestic Responses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 The Changing Contours of Womens Place Development, Choice, and Structured\u003cbr\u003e Alternatives\u003cbr\u003e The Limits of Socialization, Personality, and Dominance Models\u003cbr\u003e Work and Family Structures in Transition\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 The Politics of Parenthood\u003cbr\u003e The Limits of Change and the Conflict Among Women\u003cbr\u003e Gender Equality, Social Policy, and the Role of the State\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Methodology\u003cbr\u003e Sample Characteristics\u003cbr\u003e Interview Schedule\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LIST OF FIGURES\u003cbr\u003e 1 Comparisons Between the U.S. Birthrate and the\u003cbr\u003e Female Labor Force Participation Rate, 1890-1980\u003cbr\u003e 2 Alternative Adult Pathways\u003cbr\u003e 3 Alternative Adult Pathways and Future Plans\u003cbr\u003e 4 Rates of First Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage for U.S. Women: 1921-1977\u003cbr\u003e 5 Real Disposable Income for Workers with Three Dependents,\u003cbr\u003e 1947-1979 (in Constant Dollars)\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359040438615,"sku":"9780520057456","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520057456.jpg?v=1754123333","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hard-choices-9780520057456","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}