A Critical Review of Becker's "A Treatise on the Family.".

Ferber, Marianne A.

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A Critical Review of Becker's "A Treatise on the Family."

Ferber, Marianne A.

Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, v26 n4 p122-25 Mar-Apr 1983

In this critique of Becker's book about the family, marriage, women's economic status, and demand for children, Ferber examines in detail eight shortcomings she finds in Becker's research. (SK)

Descriptors: Book Reviews, Economic Status, Employed Women, Family (Sociological Unit), Labor Economics, Marriage, Sex Differences, Sex Role

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