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Kathleen Gerson - The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family - 9780199783328 - V9780199783328
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The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family

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Description for The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
In the controversial public debate over modern American families, the vast changes in family life--the rise of single, two-paycheck, and same-sex parents--have often been blamed for declining morality and unhappy children. Drawing upon pioneering research with the children of the gender revolution, Kathleen Gerson reveals that it is not a lack of "family values," but rigid social and economic forces that make it difficult to have a vibrant and committed family and work life. Despite the entrance of women into the workforce and the blurring of once clearly defined gender boundaries, men and women live in a world ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199783328
SKU
V9780199783328
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About Kathleen Gerson
Kathleen Gerson is Professor of Sociology and Collegiate Professor of Arts and Science at New York University. The author of No Man's Land: Men's Changing Commitments to Family and Work and Hard Choices: How Women Decide about Work, Career, and Motherhood, she frequently contributes to such media as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, National ... Read more

Reviews for The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family
Preachers, pundits, and politicians blather endlessly about family values, traditional marriage, and child-rearing, but no one with real authority has asked the kids themselves what works best-until now. The brilliant social scientist Kathleen Gerson revolutionizes a stale debate with her breakthrough research on how adult children view their upbringing and what that means for their futures-and ours. Gerson provides definitive ... Read more

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