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social science subjects > sociology > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > dual-earner households
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > dual-earner households
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > dual-earner households
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > families, family development, and parenting > dual-earner households

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dual-earner households  

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  • One of the most significant transformations over the past 50 years has been the growing proportion of women earning an income from paid employment after marriage and childbirth. In the 1950s, more than 70% of American families maintained a “traditional” employment structure comprising a male breadwinner and an economically inactive wife. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Dual-Earner Households]

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