Working mothers and the welfare state : religion and the politics of work-family policies in Western Europe and the United States / Kimberly J. Morgan.

Author: Morgan, Kimberly J., 1970-

Imprint:Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.

Descriptionxii, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Note:The politics of mothers' employment. - The religious origins of the gendered welfare state. - Employment policies for mothers during the "golden age" of the welfare state, 1945-1975. - The politics of child care and parental "choice" in Sweden and France, 1975-2005. - The consolidation of the private market model in the United States. - Openings for change? : the politics of mothers' employment in the Netherlands. - Conclusion: The future of policies for working parents.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-239) and index.

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