For now, and as far down the road as we can see, history has proved Schumpeter wrong on several accounts. As the intel­lectual class evolved, it was not immune to the capitalist cul­ture of innovation, competition, and choice. Thriving on dis­agreement, intellectuals generated a competitive marketplace of ideas in which critical perceptions of capitalism vie […]

For now, and as far down the road as we can see, history has proved Schumpeter wrong on several accounts. As the intel­lectual class evolved, it was not immune to the capitalist cul­ture of innovation, competition, and choice. Thriving on dis­agreement, intellectuals generated a competitive marketplace of ideas in which critical perceptions of capitalism vie […]

B efore looking into the influence of capitalism on motherhood, let us begin with an age-old question: Can capitalism survive? Karl Marx, as we all know, thought not. He claimed that ever-increasing compe­tition and the drive for profit would intensify the exploitation of labor, sharpening class conflict and triggering the inevitable downfall of capitalism.1 Responding […]

B efore looking into the influence of capitalism on motherhood, let us begin with an age-old question: Can capitalism survive? Karl Marx, as we all know, thought not. He claimed that ever-increasing compe­tition and the drive for profit would intensify the exploitation of labor, sharpening class conflict and triggering the inevitable downfall of capitalism.1 Responding […]

The final answer is that we really do not yet know whether women’s choices regarding paid work and childrearing over the past several decades represent a transient phase that is due for a correction, or whether they represent a basic pattern of deep-seated lifestyle preferences that will continue over time. Yet, my hunch is that […]

The final answer is that we really do not yet know whether women’s choices regarding paid work and childrearing over the past several decades represent a transient phase that is due for a correction, or whether they represent a basic pattern of deep-seated lifestyle preferences that will continue over time. Yet, my hunch is that […]

Beginning in the 1960s, women’s capacity to exercise choice in regard to family size was dramatically advanced by opportuni­ties to control procreation through modern contraception, le­galized abortion, and assisted reproductive technology. At the same time their options regarding labor-force participation increased. These developments created new alternatives for women in the realms of work and family […]

Beginning in the 1960s, women’s capacity to exercise choice in regard to family size was dramatically advanced by opportuni­ties to control procreation through modern contraception, le­galized abortion, and assisted reproductive technology. At the same time their options regarding labor-force participation increased. These developments created new alternatives for women in the realms of work and family […]

O ne way of examining the choices women make is to take family size as an indicator of the constraints and considerations that give purpose and order to their daily lives. From this perspective we can dis­tinguish at least four general categories that form a continuum of work-family lifestyles—traditional, neotraditional, modern, and postmodern. These categories […]

O ne way of examining the choices women make is to take family size as an indicator of the constraints and considerations that give purpose and order to their daily lives. From this perspective we can dis­tinguish at least four general categories that form a continuum of work-family lifestyles—traditional, neotraditional, modern, and postmodern. These categories […]