Second Stage - Hardcover

Friedan, Betty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718121392 ISBN 13: 9780718121396

Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1982

Synopsis

First published in 1981, this book argues that much of what is called new thinking in feminism has been observed and argued before. Warning the women's movement against dissolving into factionialism, male-bashing and preoccupation with sexual and identity politics rather than "bottom-line" political and economic inequalities, Betty Friedan argues that once past the initial stages of describing and working against politcal and economic injustices, the women's movement should focus on working with men to remake private and public arrangements that work against full lives with children for both women and men. Friedan's agenda to preserve families is far more radical than it appears, for she argues that a truly equitable preservation of marriage and families may require a reorganization of many aspects of conventional middle-class life, from the greater use of flexy time and job-sharing, to company-sponsored daycare, to new home designs to permit communal housekeeping and cooking arrangements. Called "utopian" when it first came out, some of these visions are coming to pass in 1998.

About this title

Review:

The right book at the right time. "The Second Stage "is intelligent, compassionate, and pertinent. It's an education. And it provides a course of action.

About the Author:

Betty Friedan was a founder and first president of the National Organization for Women, and convener of the National Women's Political Caucus and the National Abortion Rights Action League. She is author of The Feminine Mystique, The Second Stage, and The Fountain of Age. She is currently Distinguished Visiting Professor at Cornell.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0718121392
• ISBN 13: 9780718121396
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352