Employment and the Family : The Reconfiguration of Work and Family Life in Contemporary Societies
Rosemary. Crompton
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2006
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Omfang | 1 online resource (254 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Understanding change in employment, family and gender relations; 2 Caring and working; 3 Women, men, organisations and careers; 4 Work-life articulation, working hours and work-life policies; 5 States, families and work-life articulation; 6 Households, domestic work, market work and happiness; 7 Class, family choices and women's employment; Conclusions; Appendix A Additional ISSP Family 2002 questions funded via ESRC: R000239727: 'Employment and the Family'; Appendix B Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) interviewees cited; Bibliography. - Index. - The employment of women, particularly mothers, is now accepted as a 'fact of modern life'. This book examines the origins and background of this radical shift in the gendered division of labour and relates it to contemporary changes in both employment and family life with which it is inter-twined.
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Emner | Economic policy
Individualism Sexual division of labor Social change Vis mer... Social policy
Social structure Work and family Business & Economics Labor & Workers' Economics familier arbeid sosiologi kjønnsroller sosialpolitikk hushold omsorg klasse |
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ISBN | 0521600758. - 0521840910. - 9780521600750. - 9780521840910
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