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Editorial Reviews Review "This book represents a very impressive theoretical and empirical achievement...the sheer quality of the substative contributions to this topic that are gathered here will make this volume an invaulable source of reference for many years to come". Contemporary Sociology

Product Description The first international comparative study of career changes among couples in modern society, this important book spans the globe, addressing career issues in Germany, the Netherlands, the Flemish part of Belgium, Italy, Spain, Greta Britain, the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, and China. Using longitudinal data, it explores what has and has not changed for couples in various countries because of women's greater involvement in paid employment. See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 13, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 019924491X ISBN-13: 978-0199244911 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first. http://www.amazon.com/Careers-Couples-Contemporary-Society-Brea…/dp/019924491X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265143372&sr=1-1

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First Sentence: THIS book discusses the relationship between class and gender inequality or, more precisely, the intersection of social class and gender within the employment careers of couples. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more) earnings homogamy, higher occupational resources, coupled careers, female employment career, marriage cohort effects, younger marriage cohorts, marriage homogamy, housekeeping status, social democratic welfare state regime, family adaptive strategies, reference category for education, organizational destinations, transition rate model, hybrid firms, social stratification processes, legal duration, occupational score, employment behaviour, piecewise constant model, spousal characteristics, educational homogamy, employment episodes, same occupational status, leave episodes, employment exits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more) New York, United States, Oxford University Press, American Sociological Review, West Germany, European Sociological Review, Westview Press, Danmarks Statistik, Eastern Europe, Harvard University Press, Clarendon Press, Effects of Spouse's Resources, Newbury Park, Academic Press, Great Britain, Variables Model, Working Paper, Event History Analysis, Federal Republic of Germany, University of Chicago Press, Asuntos Sociales, Cambridge University Press, Instituto de la Mujer, New Approaches, Second World War New! Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me! Search Inside This Book:

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This book cites 100 books: A Treatise on the Family: Enlarged Edition by Gary S. Becker on 11 pages COUPLED CAREERS (Ics) by Wim Bernasco on 11 pages The New Role of Women: Family Formation in Modern Societies (Westview Series on Social Inequality) by Hans-Peter Blossfeld on 6 pages Techniques of Event History Modeling: New Approaches to Casual Analysis by Hans-Peter Blossfeld on 5 pages Between Equalization and Marginalization: Women Working Part-Time in Europe and the United States of America by Hans-Peter Blossfeld on 5 pages See all 100 books this book cites 2 books cite this book: Models Of The Family In Modern Societies: Ideals And Realities by Catherine Hakim in Back Matter Key Issues in Women's Work: Female Diversity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment (Contemporary Issues in Public Policy) by Catherine Hakim in Back Matter

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