The Care Economy? Gender, Economic Restructuring, and Job Polarization in the U.S. Labor Market

American Sociological Review

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 390-416

  Dwyer, Rachel E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

care work; gender inequality; job polarization; social inequality; work and occupations

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; GENDER RELATIONS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RACE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878495977     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122413487197     Document Type: Article

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