Women and Work in Modern Britain (Oxford Modern Britain) - Hardcover
The latest in the successful Oxford Modern Britain series, Women and Work in Modern Britain provides a highly accessible introduction to this important topic. Rosemary Crompton gives a full account of the recent changes in the structure of women's employment, incorporating a comprehensive
review of the theoretical concepts and arguments developed to explain them.
Discussing the pattern of women's paid employment from the standpoint of both constraint and individual choice, the author begins by examining the variety of explanations offered to understand the situation of women in work in twentieth-century Britain. In subsequent chapters she discusses the
nature and extent of women's employment in Britain today; cross-national comparisons of the differential structuring of women's employment; women as employees; and the impact on the lives of both women and men of the changing employment/family interface and its implications for the wider structure
of inequality and social polarization in Britain.
Clearly and engagingly written, with useful chapter summaries highlighting key points and discussions, Women and Work in Modern Britain will be essential reading for students and teachers alike.
review of the theoretical concepts and arguments developed to explain them.
Discussing the pattern of women's paid employment from the standpoint of both constraint and individual choice, the author begins by examining the variety of explanations offered to understand the situation of women in work in twentieth-century Britain. In subsequent chapters she discusses the
nature and extent of women's employment in Britain today; cross-national comparisons of the differential structuring of women's employment; women as employees; and the impact on the lives of both women and men of the changing employment/family interface and its implications for the wider structure
of inequality and social polarization in Britain.
Clearly and engagingly written, with useful chapter summaries highlighting key points and discussions, Women and Work in Modern Britain will be essential reading for students and teachers alike.
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About the Author:
Rosemary Crompton, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Leicester.
Review:
`This is the best text I have seen on woman and work in modern Britain. It is extremely useful, Prof. Crompton has done an excellent job of pulling together the main issues.'
F.H. Longstreth
`A comprehensive picture of women's evolving position in the labour market ... The clear style, chapter summaries and expertise of the author make this an invaluable source of reference for students and anyone working on gender in labour market issues'
The Times Higher Education Supplement.
F.H. Longstreth
`A comprehensive picture of women's evolving position in the labour market ... The clear style, chapter summaries and expertise of the author make this an invaluable source of reference for students and anyone working on gender in labour market issues'
The Times Higher Education Supplement.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0198780966
- ISBN 13 9780198780960
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages168
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