The Changing Lives of American Women

By Steven D. McLaughlin

Book Overview

Using a life-course perspective, this study spans the social history of American women from preindustrial times to the present, with emphasis on the last five decades. The authors examine the timing, duration, and sequencing of events common to the life of American women over succeeding generations. The recent rise in the primacy of the individual woman provides the authors with a central theme for integrating the data on long-term marital, childbearing, educational, and employment patterns.

Originally published in 1988.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807842370
• ISBN13: 9780807842379
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Dr. McLaughlin presents a wonderfully coherent study.

Dr. McLaughlin presents a wonderfully constructed portrait of the modern woman. As we are launched into the information age, the role of women throughout society is going to change dramatically. McLaughlin captures the beginning of this wonderful change. This is a book I will keep on my shelves for years and years.