Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Dream Team 2. Family Matters 3. Home Alone 4. Gilded Cages 5. The Choice Gap 6. Half-Full, Half-Empty 7. Mothers of Re-Invention 8. Cocooning: The Drift to Domesticity 9. Dreams and Visions: Getting There Appendix: Study Methodology Notes References Index

About the Author

Pamela Stone is Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Reviews

"A highly worthwhile book." American Journal Of Sociology / AJS

"A highly worthwhile book." American Journal Of Sociology / AJS