Men in Dual-career Families

First published in 1985. The dual-career family is emerging as the modal family form in the United States. Yet, despite its prevalence, traditional orientations and social institutions have not adapted to this pattern. This volume reports the results of a pioneering investigation of men in dual-career families and considers interventions at the societal and individual level that will ease the difficulties associated with the transition to this new family form.

Lucia Albino Gilbert The University of Texas at Austin

Part I Work and Family; Chapter 1 Why a Book on Men in Dual-Career Families?; Chapter 2 Career Aspirations and Development; Chapter 3 The Husband-Wife Relationship, VickiRachlin; Chapter 4 Parenting in Dual-Career Families, Sue WichLucas; Chapter 5 Stress and Coping; Part II Implications and Applications for Professionals; Chapter 6 Counseling Men for Changing Roles in Work and Family; Chapter 7 Organizational Behavior and the Work World; Part III Where to from Here?; Chapter 8 The Future of the Dual-Career Family Lifestyle;