Family, Women, and Employment in Central-Eastern Europe - (Controversies in Science) by Barbara Lobodzinska (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book is the result of a survey conducted among experts on the problems faced by families and women in Central-Eastern Europe. The 16 contributors discuss such issues as: current trends in family and women's predicaments; the similarities and differences between conditions in Central-Eastern European countries; changes in urban and rural family structure; women's educational level; married women's employment; women's political participation. Each contributor evaluates the chances for equal rights and opportunities for men and women, and indicates trends in social policy concerning the family and working women.

Book Synopsis

This book is the result of a survey conducted among experts on the problems faced by families and women in Central-Eastern Europe. The 16 contributors discuss such issues as: current trends in family and women's predicaments; the similarities and differences between conditions in Central-Eastern European countries; changes in urban and rural family structure; women's educational level; married women's employment; women's political participation. Each contributor evaluates the chances for equal rights and opportunities for men and women, and indicates trends in social policy concerning the family and working women.

Review Quotes

"This collection of essays is one of the first to attempt a systematic and statistically grounded examination of the situation of women and the family in the postsocialist states of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the former German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and former Yugoslavia." --Choice

"[A] fine and intelligent, skillfully structured volume. . . . [T]his book makes for useful reading for all those who are interested in the current situation of Central-Eastern European countries." --International Review of Sociology

"Despite the different points of view resulted from the contributors' different life expereinces, and dissimilar professional training, it is to the merit of Barbara Lobodzinsk to supply the readers with a fine and intelligent, skillfully structured volume. Her initial overview, together with her introductory notes to each national case-study, and her concluding remarks, are most helpful in understanding the factors influencing the curent changes inside and outside the family. To sum up. her book makes for useful reading for all those who are interested in the current situation of Central-Eastern European countries." --International Review of Sociology

About the Author

Barbara Lobodzinska, a sociologist, was born and educated in Poland and received a PhD from Warsaw University. Her areas of interest include sociology of marriage and family and women's issues. She has researched and lectured at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw University, the Medical Academy in Poland, and the University of Minnesota in the United States. Lobodzinska's research on marriage, family, and working women has resulted in several books and over 80 articles published in Poland and the United States.