Employment and the Family : The Reconfiguration of Work and Family Life in Contemporary Societies


Rosemary. Crompton
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2006
Omfang
1 online resource (254 p.)
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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0521600758. - 0521840910. - 9780521600750. - 9780521840910

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