SOCL 2505 Chapter : Chapter 8
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Related to who did the work outside the home. If both people contributed to outside work, decisions were more likely to be. Recent changes in family decision making made by both. In mid twentieth century, few wives worked outside the home. Rates of employed women rose sharply through the 1990s and leveled off around 2000. 2007, 76% of all married women with school aged children were in labor force. 62% of those with preschool aged children were in the labor force. As demand in service sector increased, wages increased. High divorce rate made it risky to leave job market. Service sector: worker doing personal services like education, heatlh care, communication, food industry, entertainment, etc. Population shifted from rural areas to cities and each generation had fewer children. Service sector and outside forces caused a need for women in the workforce.
