In the Business of Child Care Employer Initiatives and Working Women

Name: In the Business of Child Care Employer Initiatives and Working Women
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ISBN: 9780275928582

ISBN-10: 0275928586

ISBN-13: 9780275928582

Edition: 1988

Authors: Judith G. Auerbach

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The status of women in the public domain has been limited by ideas of proper roles for women, particularly regarding childcare. One result of such cultural notions is the limited supply of extra-familial child care, even with the rise of significant participation in the labor force of mothers with young children. With the aid of a rigorous methodology, In the Business of Child Care surpasses the traditional descriptive account of child care to provide theoretical discussions on the business of child care assistance. Sociological analyses of employer supported child care, and of the relationship between cultural ideology and the reality of women's employment, make this volume a land-mark…

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List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 6/3/1988
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 183
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.06" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface


Setting the Scene for Employer-Supported Child Care


Introduction: Locating Child Care in Sociology


The Growing Need for Child Care A History of Child Care Policies and Programs


A Look at Employer-Supported Child Care


What Is Employer-Supported Child Care?


The Motivations and the Barriers to Employer-Supported Child Care


The Significance of Employer-Supported Child Care


Appendix: A Note on Unions


Bibliography


Index