The wrenching decision facing successful women choosing between demanding careers and intensive family lives has been the subject of many articles and books, most of which propose strategies for resolving the dilemma. Competing Devotions focuses on broader social and cultural forces that create women's identities and shape their understanding of what makes life worth living.
Mary Blair-Loy examines the career paths of women financial executives who have tried various approaches to balancing career and family. The professional level these women have attained requires a huge...
The wrenching decision facing successful women choosing between demanding careers and intensive family lives has been the subject of many articles ...
What is the cultural approach to sociology? Although there are many paths to understanding society, all branches of sociology integrate meaning. A cultural approach requires an intellectual sensitivity toward meaning, a way of putting emphasis on the human experience. Whether studying race and ethnicity or the sociology of economics, each realm of human activities studied by social scientists is cultural. Taking this meaning-centered approach, the editors of this special volume of "The Annals" have gathered a diverse group of culture-minded sociologists, whose work encompasses a wide spectrum...
What is the cultural approach to sociology? Although there are many paths to understanding society, all branches of sociology integrate meaning. A cul...