http://thesocietypages.org/citings/2008/06/11/the-opting-out-revolution-is-a-myth/ Scanning the journals and tracking the media for the best in cutting edge social science, served up in a concise, snappy style. Edited by students in the undergraduate and graduate sociology programs at the University of Minnesota. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/citings/2008/06/11/the-opting-out-revolution-is-a-myth/#comment-108 Sociology in the News - Debunking The Opt-Out Myth | The Global Sociology Blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:08:43 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/crawler/?p=134#comment-108 [...] Context Crawler , thanks to a new article in the American Sociological Review , we should revisit the zombie meme [...] [...] Context Crawler , thanks to a new article in the American Sociological Review , we should revisit the zombie meme [...]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/citings/2008/06/11/the-opting-out-revolution-is-a-myth/#comment-101 By The Fault » Blog Archive » Sociology in the News - Debunking The Opt-Out Myth Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:03:22 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/crawler/?p=134#comment-101 [...] Context Crawler , thanks to a new article in the American Sociological Review , we should revisit the zombie meme [...] [...] Context Crawler , thanks to a new article in the American Sociological Review , we should revisit the zombie meme [...]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/citings/2008/06/11/the-opting-out-revolution-is-a-myth/#comment-76 Erin Mantz Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:57:43 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/crawler/?p=134#comment-76 As I write in my "Opting Out - Opting In" blog on the Hybrid Mom site, I know so many moms like me (late 30's / early 40's) who are neither opting out OR in. They are choosing to work part time and be with their kids part time. Some started their own businesses; some do job shares; some are freelancers or independent contractors. I think women and employers need to be much more aware these in-between options are out there - that a mom doesn't have to define herself as simply "in" or "out" - and miss out on the other side of the equation. As I write in my “Opting Out – Opting In” blog on the Hybrid Mom site, I know so many moms like me (late 30′s / early 40′s) who are neither opting out OR in. They are choosing to work part time and be with their kids part time. Some started their own businesses; some do job shares; some are freelancers or independent contractors. I think women and employers need to be much more aware these in-between options are out there – that a mom doesn’t have to define herself as simply “in” or “out” – and miss out on the other side of the equation.

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