Description
About the Author
Dawn Marie Dow is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Faculty Associate at the Maryland Population Research Center.
Reviews
"Dow is extremely adept at patiently walking the reader through the intricacies of her claims and in substantiating her research methodology. This is particularly useful for students and lay people unfamiliar with theory and methods. She also makes it easy for black women and families to find themselves within her typology and the market-family matrix . . . [that] will help establish Dow as a solid figure in the area of race, gender, and family studies." * Gender and Society *
"The text is illustrative, rooted in narratives from her sample, and reflexive in the organization and development of these narratives. Taken together, the author successfully intervenes in scholarship about mothering and work-family experiences, adding to established perspectives the experience of middle-class African American women." * Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work *
"This important research demands a reconceptualization of how we study family and work more broadly. Dow has successfully demonstrated how external forces related to the intersectionality of gender, race, and class must be considered when explaining internal family decisions about parenting strategies and work." * American Journal of Sociology *
Book Information
ISBN 9780520300323
Author Dawn Marie Dow
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm