Competing Devotions Career and Family among Women Executives

Name: Competing Devotions Career and Family among Women Executives
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ISBN: 9780674018167

ISBN-10: 0674018168

ISBN-13: 9780674018167

Edition: 2003

Authors: Mary Blair-Loy

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The wrenching decision facing successful women choosing between demanding careers and intensive family lives has been the subject of many articles and books, most of which propose strategies for resolving the dilemma. Competing Devotions focuses on broader social and cultural forces that create women's identities and shape their understanding of what makes life worth living. "This is both an important scholarly contribution and a book that will help readers think differently about their lives. It should be required reading for professional women who aspire to maintain multidimensional lives." --Michhle Lamont, author of The Dignity of Working Men: Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class,…

Book details

Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 11/17/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.13" wide x 7.94" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Mary Blair-Loy is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego.



Introduction



The Devotion to Work Schema



The Devotion to Family Schema



Reinventing Schemas: Creating Part-Time Careers



Reinventing Schemas: Family Life among Full-Time Executive Women



Turning Points



Implications



Methods and Data


Notes


References


Acknowledgments


Index