| Out to Work: A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Kessler-Harris, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195157095 ISBN-13: 9780195157093 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: First published in 1982, this pioneering work traces the transformation of "women's work" into wage labor in the United States, identifying the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do. Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles. In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this landmark book, the author has updated the original and written a new Afterword. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 331.409 |
| LCCN: 81011237 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.10 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1982, this pioneering work traces the transformation of women's work into wage labor in the United States, identifying the social, economic, and ideological forces that have shaped our expectations of what women do. Basing her observations upon the personal experience of individual American women set against the backdrop of American society, Alice Kessler-Harris examines the effects of class, ethnic and racial patterns, changing perceptions of wage work for women, and the relationship between wage-earning and family roles. In the 20th Anniversary Edition of this landmark book, the author has updated the original and written a new Afterword. |