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Peer reviewedRoos, Patricia A. – American Sociological Review, 1983
Employing data from 12 industrial societies, investigates differences in the labor force behavior, occupational distribution, and attainment patterns of ever- and never-married women. Finds little support for the dual-career theory, which attributes womens' concentration in low-paying employment to gender differences in marital and childrearing…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Houseman, Susan N. – 1995
The literature on employment growth in the United States and selected industrialized countries and the wage, benefits, and job security characteristics of new and existing jobs were analyzed to determine how job growth and quality in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s compares to that in other industrialized countries. Among the study's…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Economic Change, Economic Climate
