Married Women Working (Hardcover)

In the 1950s heated views were sometimes expressed about the alleged social results of married women going out to work. Originally published in 1962 Married Women Working attempts to examine the question objectively. It is based on two studies undertaken over a period of nearly five years in a solidly working-class London district – one, a detailed study in the factory of a well-known firm of biscuit makers (Peek Freans) relying mainly on married women workers; the other, a more general one, in the surrounding borough as a whole. How effective was the married woman as an employee? How did the firm cope with their new type of labour and with what results? What was the effect on the woman herself, and on her family, of her attempt to fill the dual role of home-maker and paid worker? These are some of the questions examined in this book, which also gives a very fascinating picture of how people lived at the time, against the background of earlier generations.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Selected Works of Pearl Jephcott
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	1962
Authors:	Pearl Jephcott
Contributors:	Nancy Seear • John H. Smith
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	206
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-233014-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Promotions
LSN:	1-03-233014-7
Barcode:	9781032330143

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