Working Wives: 1940 - 1960.

Waite, Linda J.

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ERIC Number: EJ132063

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Publication Date: 1976

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Working Wives: 1940 - 1960

Waite, Linda J.

American Sociological Review, 41, 1, 65-79, Feb 76

Major hypothesis tested is that significant changes have occurred since 1940 in the effects of the factors influencing working by wives. The research supports this hypothesis for the early stages of marriage and child bearing only. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Family Characteristics, Family Income, Homemakers, Labor Supply, Sex (Characteristics), Sex Role, Socioeconomic Status, Whites

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