Women, the Family, and Policy: A Global Perspective
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Studying Women, Families, and Policies Globally1Ch. 1Women, Families, and Public Policy in Sweden33Ch. 2Repudiation versus Divorce: Responses to State Policy in Tunisia51Ch. 3The Impact of the One-Child Policy on Women and the Patriarchal Family in the People's Republic of China71Ch. 4Working without Wages in Australian Welfare99Ch. 5Women's Work, Wealth, and Family Survival Strategy: The Impact of Guatemala's ALCOSA Agribusiness Project117Ch. 6Controlling Less Land, Producing Less Food: The Fate of Female-Headed Households in Malawi145Ch. 7The Urban Street Food Trade: Regional Variations of Women's Involvement163Ch. 8Women, Political Activism, and the Struggle for Housing: The Case of Costa Rica189Ch. 9Fertility, Selective Recruitment, and the Maquila Labor Force209Ch. 10Childcare Arrangements of Employed Mothers in Taiwan235Ch. 11Perpetuating Gender Inequality: The Role of Families, Economies, and States257About the Contributors277Index281
\ BooknewsAnalyzes the various ways in which private patriarchy is reinforced by public patriarchy in economies and states to create or sustain a system that subordinates women, especially as part of the process of industrialization. Reports on policies and women's experiences in Sweden, Tunisia, China, Australia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and other countries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
