- Author
- Ferber, Marianne A. and Jane W. Loeb, eds.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL
- ISBN
- 252066197
- Table of Contents
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Introduction
ch. 1 Changes in American Society: The Context for Academic Couples (Karen Miller-Loessi)
ch. 2 The History of Women and Couples in Academe (Paula E. Stephan and Mary Mathewes Kassis)
ch. 3 For the Good of the Race: Married African-American Academics - A Historical Perspective (Linda M. Perkins)
ch. 4 POSSLQs and PSSSLQs: Unmarried Academic Couples(Dorothy C. Miller and Anita Skeen)
ch. 5 The Status of Academic Couples in U.S. Institutions (S. Astin and Jeffrey F. Milem)
ch. 6 The Scholarly Productivity of Academic Couples (Marcia L. Bellas)
ch. 7 Are Academic Partners at a Disadvantage? (Marianne A. Ferber and Emily P. Hoffman)
ch. 8 Work-Family Policies for Faculty: How "Career- and Family-Friendly" Is Academe? (Phylis Hutton Raabe)
ch. 9 From Antinepotism Rules to Programs for Partners: Legal Issues (Elaine W. Shoben)
ch. 10 Academic Couples: The View from the Administration (Lilli S. Hornig)
ch. 11 Programs for Academic Partners: How Well Can They Work? (Jane W. Loeb)
Findings and Conclusions (Jane W. Loeb and Marianne A. Ferber)
Contributors
Index
How do the careers and lives of academic couples differ from those of other academics? What advantages and disadvantages do they face, and what problems and opportunities do their increasing numbers present to academic institutions? Sixteen experts address these and many other questions in Academic Couples, offering new research and much vital information. (From the Publisher)