Dual-earner families : international perspectives / edited by Suzan Lewis, Dafna N. Izraeli, Helen Hootsmans.

Other author Lewis, Suzan.
Other author Izraeli, Dafna N.
Other author Hootsmans, Helen.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1992.
Descriptionx, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Dual-career families--Cross-cultural studies.
Work and family--Cross-cultural studies.
Families--Economic aspects. --Cross-cultural studies.

Contents Introduction : dual-earner families in context / Suzan Lewis -- International perspectives. Culture, policy, and women in dual-earner families in Israel / Dafna N. Izraeli -- Middle-class dual-earner families and their support systems in urban India / Uma Sekaran -- Dual-earner families in Singapore : issues and challenges / Edith C. Yuen and Vivien Lim -- Sweden's sex-role scheme and commitment to gender equality / Karin Sandqvist -- Dual-earner families in Hungary : past, present and future perspectives / Christine Clason -- In the family. British households after maternity leave / Julia Brannen and Peter Moss -- Financial affairs : money and authority in dual-earner marriage / Rosanna Hertz -- Dual-earner families in the United States and adolescent development / Lucia Albino Gilbert and L. Suzanne Dancer -- Dual-earner families and the care of the elderly in Japan / Jeanette Taudin Chabot -- Work and the family : implications for organizational policy.
Contents (cont.) Beyond 1992 : Dutch and British corporations and the challenge of dual-career couples / Helen Hootsmans -- Can work requirements accommodate to the needs of dual-earner families? / Alice H. Cook -- Towards balanced lives and gender equality / Suzan Lewis, Dafna N. Izraeli and Helen Hootsmans.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 91050851
ISBN0803983824
ISBN0803983832 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HQ518.D83 1992 ✔ Available Place Hold