When mothers work
loving our children without sacrificing our selves
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Author
Publication
1997 - Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
62,750 words, Guess
Page Count
251 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL673991M
- ISBN-100201127946
- OCLC Control Number36865714
- OCLC Control Numberwhenmothersworkl00pete
- Library of Congress Control Number97020125
and 2 more
- Goodreads2097434
- LibraryThing849282
Classifications
- DDC306.874/3
- LCCHQ759.48 .P45 1997
Description
In When Mothers Work, Joan K. Peters argues that such sacrificial motherhood isn't good for children, much less for marriages or for mothers. The real question is: why haven't we adapted motherhood and work to accommodate our vastly changed lives? Drawing on the latest research and discussions with prominent psychologists, Peters explains our deep-seated resistance to mothering (and fathering) in new ways. She makes the case that, given sensible working conditions, a mother's employment means a richer parenting experience, stronger marriages, and more balanced children. With portraits of a dozen real families - corporate and blue collar, religious and secular, step- and single parents, urban and suburban - Peters illustrates the strategies that make this new family life succeed.
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