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The conventional ideology of organization man and family woman no longer serves as a useful guide to employment policies because it does not depict accurately the lives of today's professionals. This analysis of survey data of professional men and women in Wisconsin civil service demonstrates that both men and women believe personal life factors hindered theircareers, that women have assumed an important breadwinning role, and that part-time work and career interruptions were used by men as well as women. These professionals would benefit from employment policies that recognize the importance of a personal life, the diversity across individuals and over the course of a career, and the many different ways to achieve a successful career.

This article examines state efforts to regulate alcohol consumption and the effectiveness of that regulation on policy outcomes. The politics of alcohol is examined as a function of the political demands of the alcohol production industry, the alcohol consumption industry, reformist/ religious groups, and other state political forces. Efforts to regulate alcohol consumption are predicted well by this model. Efforts to explain drunk driving law changes are not. Restrictions on alcohol sales have a direct impact on alcohol consumption and an indirect impact on heavy drinking. Efforts to limit drunk dnving, with one exception, have no impact on the relative level of drunk driving. The lack of policy impact is attributed to the politics of policy adoption.

Using data from a questionnaire completed by Wisc professional & executive civil servants (N = 389), the gendered nature of Weberian bureaucracy is examined. Analysis of respondents' behavioral styles & views of the ideal bureaucrat shows that the preferred style is gender neutral with equal value placed on feminine & masculine characteristics. Both sexes cross gender stereotypes in their behavioral styles, as well as in their perceptions of good administrators & colleagues. Women shun traits with negative connotations, while endorsing those important for achieving results in an agreeable manner. Men, in contrast, adopt more traits of both genders with potentially negative connotations, attending more to hierarchy, competition, opportunism, & power games. Adapted from the source document.

Based on a survey of professional and executive civil employees in Wisconsin.

Examines state policies on the taxation of alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and similar products. Forces that influence sin taxes; impact on state revenues; effect on consumption.

State policies concerning the sale, use, and abuse of alcoholic beverages; US.