Women and Social Change in America

Gerhard Falk is a professor of sociology at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, New York. He is the author of 22 books and more than 45 journal articles.

• Table of ContentsPreface      1. The Ascendancy of Women in American Life      2. Women and Change in the 20th Century—Education,Emancipation, Work and the Law      3. The Families of Women Achievers      4. Women in the Military and the Police—Storming the Last Bastion      5. Women in American Religion—The Patriarchy Trembles      6. Women in Science      7. Women in Government and Politics      8. From Walter Cronkite to Katie Couric      9. The Sexual Revolution      10. The Sociology of Social Change      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index