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Academic Couples: PROBLEMS AND PROMISES [Paperback]

Marianne A Ferber (Editor), Jane W Loeb (Editor)


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May 1, 1997
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.

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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press; Revised edition (May 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0252066197
  • ISBN-13: 978-0252066191
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,668,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
THE INCREASING INCIDENCE of academic couples can be understood in the context of larger societal changes. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nonacademic partners, spousal job assistance, other professional achievements, family employment program, career leveling, spousal hiring, least assistant professor, academic couples, antinepotism rules, spousal accommodations, financial assistance for child care, academic spouses, faculty couples, black college campuses, women faculty members, faculty spouses, career arrangements, achieving tenure, academic women, second spouses, doctoral university, academic reward system, faculty women, same general field, faculty productivity
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, University of Illinois, African Americans, Agnes Scott, University of Arkansas, University of Chicago, Grinnell College, Yale University, American Association of University Professors, Mildred Barksdale, Survey of Earned Doctorates, American Economic Review, Howard University, Atlanta University, Department of Labor, Radcliffe College, Basic Books, Bryn Mawr, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of the Census, Doctorate Records File, Harvard University, Michigan State, North Carolina
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