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Changing gender relations, changing families : tracing the pace of change over time /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sullivan, Oriel, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2006]
Series:Gender lens series.
Subjects:
Sex role.
Sexual division of labor.
Families.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Changing theory
  • Theorizing change
  • Slow nature of change, slow change in theory
  • Evidence for change
  • The discursive context: attitudes, language and masculinities
  • Cross-national changes in domestic labor practice: convergence over time?
  • Difference and change in domestic labor between couples: some more equal than others?
  • Changing gender relations at home
  • The intimate context: gender consciousness and intimacy
  • Change at home: research examples and a framework
  • Conclusion: a project for change?