This study of 30 mothers looks at the varying ways women balance work and family life. It is carried out through intensive interviews and the data is examined from several theoretical standpoints, including structural theory, motherhood theory, and feminist theory.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction and History of Women s Labour Force Participation
Ideologies of Motherhood
Content and the Dominant Model
Balancing and Weaving to Be a `Good Mother
Theoretical Paradigms for Understanding Maternal Labour Force Participation
To Work or Not to Work? That Is the Question
`Are Children Better Off if They Have New Bikes Rather Than Having You at Home?
Motherhood Ideology anf the Construction of Economic Need
`He s Got to Learn That the World Is Not Just He Alone
Solving the Childcare Dilemma
The Power of Ideology and the Ideology of Power