Family, Women, and Employment in Central-Eastern Europe

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

Av Barbara Lobodzinska, Barbara Lobodzinska

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This book is the result of a survey conducted among experts on the problems faced by families and women in Central-Eastern Europe. The 16 contributors discuss such issues as: current trends in family and women's predicaments; the similarities and differences between conditions in Central-Eastern European countries; changes in urban and rural family structure; women's educational level; married women's employment; women's political participation. Each contributor evaluates the chances for equal rights and opportunities for men and women, and indicates trends in social policy concerning the family and working women.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1995-11-14
Mått157 x 235 x 25 mm
Vikt703 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor344
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313294020

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Barbara Lobodzinska, a sociologist, was born and educated in Poland and received a PhD from Warsaw University. Her areas of interest include sociology of marriage and family and women's issues. She has researched and lectured at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw University, the Medical Academy in Poland, and the University of Minnesota in the United States. Lobodzinska's research on marriage, family, and working women has resulted in several books and over 80 articles published in Poland and the United States.

Introduction Overview The Family and Working Women during and after Socialist Industrialization and Ideology by Barbara /Lobodzi'nska Bulgaria Women in Bulgaria by Bistra Anachkova Czech Republic and Slovakia Women and Family--the Czech Version of Development and Chances for Improvement by Marie 'Cermakova Women's Equality, Work, and Family in the Czech Republic by Alena Heitlinger Germany (The Former German Democratic Republic) East German Women--Chief Losers in German Unification by Hanna Behrend The Family in the German Democratic Republic from a Western Point of View by Barbara Ketelhut Hungary The Position of Hungarian Women in the Process of Regime Change by Katalin Koncz Lithuania Women and Family in Lithuania by Irena Juozeliuniene and Vida Kanopiene Poland The Impact of Socioeconomic Restructuring on Polish Women by Anna M. Zajicek and Toni M. Calasanti Women and Families in Poland: Pressing Problems and Possible Solutions by Jill M. Bystydzienski Romania Participation of Women in the Workforce: The Case of Romania by Doina Pasca Harsanyi Former Yugoslavia Re-domestication of Women and Democratization in Postsocialist Slovenia by Maca Jogan Women and Work in the Former Yugoslavia and Their Present Situation by Andjelka Milic Women, Work, and Family in Former Yugoslavia by Joy B. Reeves Conclusion Equal Opportunities: Obstacles and Remedies by Barbara /Lobodzi'nska Appendix References Index