More Equal Than Others: Women and Men in Dual-career MarriagesBy placing the dual-career marriage in its economic and social context, More Equal Than Others goes beyond the media image of dual-career couples as self-sufficient units and compels the reader to confront the dilemmas and possibilities of modern marriages. |
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More Equal Than Others: Women and Men in Dual-Career Marriages Rosanna Hertz No preview available - 1986 |
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