THE WILLIAM E. MASSEY SR. LECTURES IN AMERICAN STUDIES
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The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies 2008

Reshaping the Work-Family Debate

Why Men and Class Matter

  • Introduction
  • 1. Opt Out or Pushed Out?
  • 2. One Sick Child Away from Being Fired
  • 3. Masculine Norms at Work
  • 4. Reconstructive Feminism and Feminist Theory
  • 5. The Class Culture Gap
  • 6. Culture Wars as Class Conflict
  • Conclusion: Sarah Palin as Formula and Fantasy
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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