WGS 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Dibutyl Phthalate, Merry Maids, Stephanie Coontz
23 Jul 2016
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Will marriage equality lead to equal sharing of housework? by terrance heath (2013) (in previous section) The triumph of the working mother by stephanie coontz (2013) If american housewives would embark on lifelong careers, she claimed, they would be happier and healthier, their marriages would be more satisfying, and their children would thrive. At all income levels, stay at home mothers report more sadness, anger, and episodes of diagnosed depression than their employed counterparts. Today, a wife"s employment lowers the couple"s risk of divorce. As more wives took jobs between 1965 and 1985, the time mothers spent with children decreased. But since 1985, both mothers and fathers have increased their time with children. Fathers nearly tripled their amount of time with children. Maid to order: the politics of other women"s work by barbara ehrenreich (2000) In line with growing class polarization, the classic posture of submission is making a stealthy comeback.
