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Download full textGarland, T. Neal; Poloma, Margaret M. – 1971
Writers concerned with the topic of overpopulation have suggested that providing women with more challenging occupational careers will help to reduce the birth rate. Such a contention was not supported by this study of 53 families in which the mother is a practicing physician, attorney, or college professor. While 8 of the couples were childless,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Employed Women, Females, Mother Attitudes
Peer reviewedPoloma, Margaret M.; Garland, T. Neal – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1971
Data from recent study of dual profession couples on the woman's desire for an egalitarian family, her career orientation, and her perception of discrimination are used to support the "tolerance of domestication" thesis. (Author)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Family Life, Females, Marital Status
