Sunbelt Working Mothers

Sunbelt Working Mothers
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9781501724503
ISBN-13 : 1501724509
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Book Synopsis Sunbelt Working Mothers by : Louise Lamphere

Download or read book Sunbelt Working Mothers written by Louise Lamphere and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recession of the 1980s triggered important economic and cultural changes in the United States, and working women were at the center of these changes. Sunbelt Working Mothers compares the experiences of Mexican–American and white mothers employed in apparel and electronics factories in Albuquerque and illuminates the ways in which individual women manage the competing demands of two roles. Authors Lamphere, Zavella, Gonzales, and Evans show how these mothers-without the economic resources of highly paid professional women-find day care, divide economic contributions and household responsibilities with spouses or roommates, and obtain emotional support from kin or friends. After an overview of the recent industrialization of the Sunbelt economy, the authors consider how new participative management techniques have given greater flexibility to some women's work lives. Drawing on interviews with married couples and single mothers, they offer an engaging account of representative women's home lives, and conclude that working families are changing. This timely book will be welcomed by students and scholars in the fields of anthropology, sociology, labor studies, women's studies, and social history.


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