- 376 pages
- English
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About this book
Originally published in 1985, Women Attached was one of the first empirical studies in geography to deal with the special problems of women with young children. Even within sociology and psychology there were very few studies in this area at the time. Within geography the study of this population sub-group was certainly a new departure. However, it was impossible to make meaningful sense of the structure of daily lives and activities of women without taking in to account the nature and impact of constraints on such activities. Young children being the most clearly visible constraint in women's lives. Therefore, one aim of the research project was to relate empirical findings to the existing social science literature dealing with constraints on activities. This book was an attempt to redress the balance slightly in favour of women's activities and specifically focuses on a group of women who had only rarely been the subject of research interest at the time. Today it can read in its historical context.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Figures and Maps
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Focus on Constraints I - Societal Constraints
- 3. Focus on Constraints II - Physical Constraints
- 4. Background to the Empirical Study
- 5. Paid Employment
- 6. Non-Employment Activities
- 7. The Local Orientation of Women’s Lives
- 8. Child Care
- 9. The Quality of Life
- 10. Conclusions and a Look to the Future
- Bibliography
- A. A Copy of the Questionnaire
- B. The Sampling Procedure
- C. Variables in Dichotomised Form
- D. Supplementary Tables
- E. Supplementary Figures
- Index