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Women’s Progress

Promises and Problems

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Jeanne Spurlock

    1. American Psychiatric Association, USA

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  2. Carolyn B. Robinowitz

    1. American Psychiatric Association, USA

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Part of the book series: Women in Context (WICO)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jeanne Spurlock, Carolyn B. Robinowitz
      Pages 1-6

  3. Some Family Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. What Is a Woman’s Family? Fluctuations in Definitions, Structure, and Functions

      • Evelia V.-R. Adams, Paul L. Adams
      Pages 9-21

    3. Single Women

      • Jeanne Spurlock
      Pages 23-33

    4. Foster Families: The Demands and Rewards of Being a Foster Mother

      • Paul M. Fine, Mary Pape
      Pages 35-58

  4. Families of Adoption

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Adoption: Coping Constructively with the Social and Psychological Contexts

      • Louisa Rogoff-Thompson, James W. Thompson
      Pages 61-74

    3. Adopting Children from Other Cultures

      • S. Peter Kim
      Pages 75-88

  5. Parenting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Working Mothers

      • Ruth L. Fuller
      Pages 91-108

    3. Mothers of Exceptional Children

      • Mary S. Akerley
      Pages 109-116

    4. Mothers of the Retarded

      • Norman R. Bernstein
      Pages 117-129

  6. Women with Extraordinary Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. On Becoming Empowered

      • Peggy Dulany
      Pages 133-142

    3. Mothers Who Abuse Their Children

      • Virginia N. Wilking
      Pages 143-157

    4. Female Offenders

      • Elissa P. Benedek
      Pages 159-171

    5. Battered Women

      • Janice Hutchinson
      Pages 173-188

    6. Homeless Mentally Ill Women: A Special Population

      • Leona L. Bachrach
      Pages 189-201

  7. Sexual Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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About this book

Now, 25 years into our country's most recent "women's movement" for equality, it is appropriate to reexamine the social and cultural experiences of women. Thanks to the media, researchers, clinicians, and the general public, all are aware that women have been unable to realize many of their goals. At times, distress rather than satisfaction and rejection and disap­ pointment rather than contentment have been the result of the ongoing struggle of women to achieve change-the change in attitudes, behavior, and values necessary to broaden the personal choices and work options open to women. Nationally recognized authorities on several of the sociocultural issues addressed in this volume, the editors invited noted scholars and clinicians to study some of those issues particularly relevant to women. These include frequently neglected topics, such as the multiplicity of responsibilities of single women and the spectrum of mothering roles, and those more commonly discussed, such as the various roles and patterns in the family, work options and burdens, and interpersonal relationships. The volume provides insightful detail on two prominent and poignant problems of the 1980s-the causes and repercussions of homelessness and sexual life-styles. Such material may facilitate under­ standing and serve as a catalyst for positive action.

Editors and Affiliations

  • American Psychiatric Association, USA

    Jeanne Spurlock, Carolyn B. Robinowitz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Women’s Progress

  • Book Subtitle: Promises and Problems

  • Editors: Jeanne Spurlock, Carolyn B. Robinowitz

  • Series Title: Women in Context

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0855-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43422-8Published: 31 May 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0857-5Published: 09 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0855-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 260

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Social Sciences, general

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