The career mystique : cracks in the American dream / Phyllis Moen and Patricia Roehling.

Author/creator Moen, Phyllis
Other author Roehling, Patricia.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2005.
Descriptionxi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Work and family--United States.
Dual-career families--United States.
Women--Employment. --United States.
Sex discrimination in employment--United States.
Age discrimination in employment--United States.
Career development--United States.

Contents The career mystique -- Learning the career mystique : where do values and expectations come from? -- Do young adults still believe in the career mystique? -- If "real" work is paid work, can new parents follow the career mystique? -- Living the career mystique : making it, giving up, or slipping behind? -- Life midcourse : are retirement or second acts inevitable, desirable, or even possible? -- Policies and practices : maintaining the status quo or challenging the career mystique? -- Beyond the career mystique : recasting the lock-step life course.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 227-269) and indexes.
LCCN 2004011009
ISBN0742528618 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742528626 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD4904.25 .M638 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold