Working Families

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ISBN: 9780520226494 | 0520226496
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/2001

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This volume examines the multifarious ways that families function in contemporary America. Situating families in the context of workplace policies and exploring how a variety of families cope with the demands of work and home life, it offers a snapshot of the issues surrounding family life at the end of the century.

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Changing Families
The Rise of the Dual-Earner Family, 1963-1997	p. 23
Gendered Careers: A Life-Course Perspective	p. 42
Getting Younger While Getting Older: Family-Building at Midlife	p. 58
Men's Family Work: Child-Centered Fathering and the Sharing of Domestic Labor	p. 72
Changing Workplaces
Family-Responsive Benefits and the Two-Tiered Labor Market	p. 103
How Are Small Businesses Responding to Work and Family Issues?	p. 131
Part-Time Work Arrangements and the Corporation: A Dynamic Interaction	p. 152
Toward a New View of Work and Family Life	p. 168
Work, Family, and Globalization: Broadening the Scope of Policy Analysis	p. 187
Heartstrings and Pursestrings: Gendered Views from Within
Changing the Structure and Culture of Work: Work and Family Conflict, Work Flexibility, and Gender Equity in the Modern Workplace	p. 207
Workplace Policies and the Psychological Well-Being of First-Time Parents: The Case of Working-Class Families	p. 227
Work, Family, and Gender in Medicine: How Do Dual-Earners Decide Who Should Work Less?	p. 251
From Baby-sitters to Child Care Providers: The Development of a Feminist Consciousness in Family Day Care Workers	p. 270
Children's Experiences
Children, Work, and Family: Some Thoughts on "Mother-Blame"	p. 293
The Kinderdult: The New Child Born to Conflict between Work and Family	p. 304
Passing between the Worlds of Maid and Mistress: The Life of a Mexican Maid's Daughter	p. 323
Eavesdropping Children, Adult Deals, and Cultures of Care	p. 340
Pick-up Time at Oakdale Elementary School: Work and Family from the Vantage Points of Children	p. 354
Contributors	p. 377
Index	p. 383
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