| Work and Family Contributor(s): Hodson, Randy (Editor), Parcel, Toby L. |
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ISBN: 076230605X ISBN-13: 9780762306053 Publisher: Jai Press Inc. OUR PRICE: $144.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: This book addresses key issues regarding the nexus of work and family in society at the beginning of the 21st century. For many families, the "balancing act" brings rewards as well as concerns. Employers and governments struggle with whether and how to assist in achieving balance. The work presents original research that addresses the challenges in meeting work and family obligations. Each chapter provides policy recommendations that many help achieve better work-family balance, changes in work-family attitudes, conditions leading to firms' adopting policies to support work-family balance, and studies of child outcomes in dual earner families. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Business & Economics | Women In Business - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
| Dewey: 306.36 |
| LCCN: 81641932 |
| Series: Research in the Sociology of Work |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.31 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses key issues regarding the nexus of work and family in society at the beginning of the 21st century. For many families, the balancing act brings rewards as well as concerns. Employers and governments struggle with whether and how to assist in achieving balance. The work presents original research that addresses the challenges in meeting work and family obligations. Each chapter provides policy recommendations that many help achieve better work-family balance, changes in work-family attitudes, conditions leading to firms' adopting policies to support work-family balance, and studies of child outcomes in dual earner families. |