194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1978 Working Couples deals with husbands and wives who both hold paid jobs. The editors, the late Robert N. and Rhona Rapoport, had established themselves as well-respected authorities on dual-career families, and in this study they call upon other specialists in the field to apply their research experience to the consideration of the particular problems confronting... Read more

Acknowledgments.  Contributors.  Introduction: Why a Book on Working Couples?  Key Processes  1. Finding Two Jobs Michael Berger, Martha Foster and Barbara Strudler Wallston  2. Going Against the Grain: Working Couples and Greedy Occupations Charles Handy  3. Hidden and Open Contracts in Marriage Dan Gowler and Karen Legge  4. Handling Unconventional Asymmetries Constantina Safilios-Rothschild and Marcellinus Dijkers  5. Parenting Working Family Project  6. Choosing Child Care: Many Options Mary Rowe  7. Commuting Agnes Farris  8. Work Sharing: A Norwegian Example Erik Gronseth  9. Job Sharing William Arkin and Lynne R. Dobrofsky  10. Separation as Support Elizabeth Douvan and Joseph Pleck  11. Interdependence Kathy Weingarten  12. Accommodation of Work to Family Lotte Bailyn.  Prospects.  Index.

Biography

Rhona and Robert N. Rapoport

with Janice Bumstead