Working Families: The Transformation of the American HomeRosanna Hertz, Nancy L. Marshall "Working Families is a pioneering study by scholars of great capability and insight. This book is a gold mine of observations and information about new approaches to the study of work and family."—Arlene Daniels, co-editor of The Most Difficult Revolution "Hertz and Marshall have pulled together an impressive collection. The range of well-known authors provide a broad perspective by looking at both women and men across class, work site, and race. Working Families provides cutting edge and original contributions that go well beyond previous research on work and families."—Naomi Gerstel, author of Families and Work "The information age is transforming family life and the relationships between families, the workplace, and larger society. Working Families moves the discussion of work and family beyond the simplistic notion of 'balancing' by examining the complexity and diversity of everyday family life, as well as the wider economic and political contexts of our current dilemmas."—Arlene Skolnick, author of Embattled Paradise: The American Family in an Age of Uncertainty "The worlds of work and family in which we live our lives are ever more complex. This important volume sheds lights on the issues faced by working families at home, at work, and in their community."—Kathleen Christensen, Director, Program on Working Families, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
Contents
The Rise of the DualEarner Family 19631997 | 23 |
Gendered Careers A LifeCourse Perspective | 42 |
Getting Younger While Getting Older FamilyBuilding at Midlife | 58 |
Mens Family Work ChildCentered Fathering and the Sharing of Domestic Labor | 72 |
FamilyResponsive Benefits and the TwoTiered Labor Market1 | 103 |
How Are Small Businesses Responding to Work and Family Issues?1 | 131 |
PartTime Work Arrangements and the Corporation A Dynamic Interaction 1 | 152 |
Toward a New View of Work and Family Life1 | 168 |
Work Family and Gender in Medicine How Do DualEarners Decide Who Should Work Less? | 251 |
From Babysitters to Child Care Providers The Development of a Feminist Consciousness in Family Day Care Workers | 270 |
Children Work and Family Some Thoughts on MotherBlame | 293 |
The Kinderdult The New Child Born to Conflict between Work and family | 304 |
Passing between the Worlds of Maid and Mistress The Life of a Mexican Maids Daughter | 323 |
Eavesdropping Children Adult Deals and Cultures of Care | 340 |
Pickup Time at Oakdale Elementary School Work and Family from the Vantage Points of Children | 354 |
Contributors | 377 |
Work Family and Globalization Broadening the Scope of Policy Analysis | 187 |
Changing the Structure and Culture of Work Work and Family Conflict Work Flexibility and Gender Equity in the Modern Workplace | 207 |
Workplace Policies and the Psychological WeilBeing of FirstTime Parents The Case of WorkingClass Families | 227 |
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