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Women, Men, Work and Family in Europe /

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Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore this in a number of European countries (Britain, France,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Crompton, Rosemary (Editor), Lewis, Suzan (Editor), Lyonette, Clare (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
European Culture.
Family.
Gender Studies.
Social work.
Sociology of Work.
Ethnology > Europe.
Families.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Industrial sociology.
Sex (Psychology)
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Social service.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Social changes including an increase in dual-earner families, declining fertility, and growing problems of work-life 'balance' are underway as more women, particularly mothers, enter and remain in paid employment. The authors explore this in a number of European countries (Britain, France, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Portugal).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 272 pages)
ISBN:9780230800830
DOI:10.1057/9780230800830