Over the last few decades, families in many highly developed
nations (such as Great Britain) have been held together by
grandparents. Yet as single motherhood spreads into this
generation, extended families without men or work are becoming more
common. The proportion of single mothers with daughters who are
also state-dependent single mothers is growing. The British
underclass has arrived. Women who can see this happening around
them, and understand its roots, are the ones most able to revive
traditional values, but policymakers are looking the other way.
This fuels alienation from mainstream political parties.
What Women Want argues that sociology and social policy in
Britain have failed to recognize how women's orientation to paid
work and a career remains different from men's. Most women now have
paid jobs, but the happiest are those working only part time, with
plenty of time to enjoy motherhood and being a homemaker. A revised
sexual division of labor has emerged; and the author argues that
denial of this in Britain may be contributing to the breakdown of
family life.
A working male partner is a major factor in making women happy.
The least content are single mothers dependent on state welfare who
know that the state expects them to repay its support by becoming
full-time workers when their children reach a certain age. Many
single mothers may be victims of policies prioritizing work for
women. Single motherhood has grown alongside male male
breadwinners. This is a new edition of a book previously
distributed only in the United Kingdom.
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