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Women's employment and homemaking careers : a lifespan perspective / Cherlyn Skromme Granrose (Berry College, USA)

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass, USA : Edward Elgar, 2010Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 195 pages) : diagramsISBN:
  • 9781849806732
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781847203540. | Erscheint auch als: Women's employment and homemaking careers. Druck-Ausgabe Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2010. XII, 195 S.DDC classification:
  • 331.4 22
RVK: RVK: MS 2050LOC classification:
  • HD6095
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781849806732Online resources: Production credits:
  • Chronicling the lives and career choices of a dynamic group of women, this book provides a comprehensive and unique glimpse into the intricate balance of work and family. Women’s Employment and Homemaking Careers is based on three surveys, the first conducted while the women were attending university, and the second and third conducted one and two decades later. The surveys provide quantitative data that supplements the qualitative material gained from final interviews conducted at the end of the 25 year longitudinal study. The book is based on two comparisons – the first examines how women change in the quarter century following university and the second compares the lifestyle choices of career women, homemakers, part-time employees and entrepreneurs — and uses those comparisons to build in-depth analyses of the pivotal importance of women’s employment and family decisions. Cherlyn Granrose interprets her findings using lifespan development, decision-making and gender role theories, and then outlines lessons for women, their counselors and employers as well as for other scholars. Women learn there are many different means by which to create satisfying family and working lives; employers learn the importance of positive supervision and flexible family support policies; and scholars learn the necessity of using multiple methods and perspectives to understand the complexity of modern women’s lives.
Summary: pt. I. Background -- pt. II. Career patterns : stories and explanations -- pt. III. Conclusions and lessons.Summary: Chronicling the lives and career choices of a dynamic group of women, this book provides a comprehensive and unique glimpse into the intricate balance of work and family. Women's Employment and Homemaking Careers is based on three surveys, the first conducted while the women were attending university, and the second and third conducted one and two decades later. The surveys provide quantitative data that supplements the qualitative material gained from final interviews conducted at the end of the 25 year longitudinal studyPPN: PPN: 1023440016Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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