1st Edition

Dual-career Marriage A System in Transition

By Lisa R. Silberstein Copyright 1992
212 Pages
by Psychology Press

212 Pages
by Psychology Press

212 Pages
by Psychology Press

Dual-career marriage, in which wife and husband each pursue a professional career, offers a window into the changing landscape of gender roles and relations. In the span of a single generation, the family in which both parents work outside the home has gone from being the exception to being the rule. This book examines the multi-layered implications this impressive, rapid change holds for the... Read more
Contents: Dual-Career Marriage and the Worlds of Work and Family. Gender, Work, And Family: Continuity and Change. Two Careers in Development. The Work and Family System. Dual Careers and the Heart of Family Life. A System in Transition. Appendices: Research Method. Schedule for Interviews.

Biography

Silberstein, Lisa R.

"...makes for interesting reading and provides additional descriptive information on this still emerging family form. The author's approach is even-handed, insightful, and positive."
Contemporary Psychology

"...one of Silberstein's achievements is surely the skill with which she lets the women and men in dual-career couples speak directly to us....The strength of Silberstein's book is its lucid illustrations of the resiliency of traditional roles in professional couples."
Psychology of Women Quarterly

"Written with rare grace and wit, Dual Career Marriage tells the story of gender relations in one sector of contemporary American society. Anyone with an interest in work and family will benefit from reading what Lisa Silberstein has to say on the subject."
Faye J. Crosby
Author of Juggling: The Unexpected Advantage of Balancing Career and Home for

"A rich and engaging account of the way dual-career families manage their lives in the boardroom, in the playroom, and in the bedroom. Vivid detail accompanies an understanding analysis."
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
Distinguished Professor, Graduate Center, CUNY, Author of Deceptive Distincti

"This book addresses a subject that is of intense interest to researchers and the general public alike. It is theoretically sophisticated and yet is written in a style that is virtually without jargon. Silberstein's in-depth treatment of dual-career marriage is thoughtful, judicious, and eye opening."
Abigail Stewart
Professor of Psychology and Director of Women's Studies, University of Michigan