Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Mediating Contradiction and Difference: The Everyday Construction of Work and Family 1
5. 2. The Context of Sunbelt Industrialization 32
6. 3. Women's Industrial Work in the Family Economy 59
7. 4. Mediating Contradictions in Hierarchical Plants 90
8. 5. Management Ideology and Practice in Participative Plants 138
9. 6. Strategies for the Household Division of Labor 183
10. 7. Strategies for Day Care while Mothers Work 221
11. 8. Kin, Friends, and Husbands: Support Networks for Working Mothers 244
12. 9. Conclusion: Living with Contradictions 274
13. Appendix: Mother's Providing Role, Occupation, Income, and Household Division of Labor 299
14. Bibliography 311
15. Index 323