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Socialized choices: Labour market behaviour of Dutch mothers
Ruitenberg, J.F.
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Ruitenberg, J. F. (2014). Socialized choices: Labour market behaviour of Dutch mothers Amsterdam: Pallas
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Labour Market Behaviour of Dutch Mothers
Justine Ruitenberg
Socialized Choices
Justine R
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Dutch mothers display diverse labour market
behaviour,
though typically they work
part-time, making modest use of childcare. It is
generally assumed that Dutch women are free
to make their own choices regarding
employment.
Socialized Choices shows that
Dutch mothers are not as free from social ties
as is often believed. The study, based on
quantitative and qualitative research methods
and including a concise historical analysis,
reveals the complex
and subtle socialization
processes that affect mothers' individual work
preferences. It also sheds light on the roles that
parents, teachers, spouses and work colleagues
play.
Socialized Choices
gives a deep and varied
insight into the social factors that in�luence the
labour market decisions of Dutch mothers, and
raises awareness to the false assumptions that
continue to exist
regarding employment and
motherhood. It may therefore provide a useful
survey for policy makers, social workers,
employers and students of sociology, gender or
labour studies.
For her research, Justine Ruitenberg was af�iliated as a
PhD-student at the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced
Labour Studies, at the University of Amsterdam. She
works as a project leader of research programs at the
Inspectorate for Social Affairs and Employment, The
Netherlands.
Lay out:
Wilma Geuzebroek, Almere
Cover design:
Steph Defourny, Amsterdam
Cover illustration:
Steph Defourny, Amsterdam
ISBN
978 90 5629 749 7
NUR
740
/
780
© J.F. Ruitenberg, 2014
This book is published under the imprint Pallas Publications.
Pallas Publications
is an imprint of Amsterdam University Press.
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Socialized Choices
Labour Market Behaviour of Dutch Mothers
ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor
aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus
prof. dr. D.C. van
den Boom
ten overstaan van een door het college voor promoties
ingestelde commissie,
in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Agnietenkapel
op woensdag 15 januari 2014, te 14:00 uur
door
Justine Friederike Ruitenberg
geboren te Utrecht