Competing Devotions : : Career and Family among Women Executives / / Mary Blair-Loy.

The wrenching decision facing successful women who must choose 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 crea...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 THE DEVOTION TO WORK SCHEMA
  • 2 THE DEVOTION TO FAMILY SCHEMA
  • 3 REINVENTINGSCHEMAS:CREATINGPART-TIMECAREERS
  • 4 REINVENTING SCHEMAS: FAMILY LIFE AMONG FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE WOMEN
  • 5 TURNING POINTS
  • 6 IMPLICATIONS
  • APPENDIX: METHODS AND DATA
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INDEX