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The Markers and Meanings of Growing Up: Contemporary Young Women's Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood

Gender and Society 22 (1):56-82 (2008)

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Feminists Or “Postfeminists”?: Young Women’s Attitudes toward Feminism and Gender Relations.Pamela Aronson - 2003 - Gender and Society 17 (6):903-922.details In contrast to popular presumptions and prior research on women ofthe “postfeminist” generation, this study found anappreciation for recent historicalchanges in women’s opportunities, and an awareness of persisting inequalities and discrimination. The findings reveal support for feminist goals, coupled with ambiguity about the concept offeminism. Although some of the women could be categorized alonga continuum of feminist identification, half were “fence-sitters” or were unable to articulate a position. There were variations in perspectives amongthose with different life experiences, as well as (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 3 citations
Transitions to Parenthood: Work-Family Policies, Gender, and the Couple Context.Kathryn Hynes & Susan G. Singley - 2005 - Gender and Society 19 (3):376-397.details Can work-family policies promote greater gender equity in family roles? Using interviews with couples from upstate New York, we examine the role of work-family policies in the decisions dual-earner married couples make about paid work during the transition to parenthood. During the period immediately around a birth, differences in mothers’ and fathers’ access to paid time off from work interacted with their parenting role ideologies to influence gender differences in paid work arrangements. After the initial transition, employed women used and (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Moral Dilemmas, Moral Strategies, and the Transformation of Gender: Lessons from Two Generations of Work and Family Change.Kathleen Gerson - 2002 - Gender and Society 16 (1):8-28.details Modern societies have reconciled the dilemma between self-interest and caring for others by dividing women and men into different moral categories. Women have been expected to seek personal development by caring for others, while men care for others by sharing the rewards of their independent work achievements. Changes in work and family life have undermined this framework but have failed to offer a clear avenue for creating new resolutions. Instead, contradictory social changes have produced new moral dilemmas. Women must now (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 9 citations
The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work.Arlie Russell Hochschild - 1999 - Science and Society 63 (3):380-382.details Download Export citation Bookmark 71 citations
Talking Career, Thinking Job: Gender Differences in Career and Family Expectations of Berkeley Seniors.Anne Machung - 1989 - Feminist Studies 15 (1):35.details Download Export citation Bookmark 4 citations

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