Karen I Fredriksen-Goldsen, Andrew E Scharlach

Families and Work

New Directions in the Twenty-First Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides a framework for understanding family care and employment. It offers an analysis of the needs and experiences of employed care-givers and examines the range of employees' family care responsibilities, including the care of children, ill and disabled working-age adults, and the elderly.

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This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the interface between family care and employment. Utilizing an innovative family care model, it provides an in-depth look at the prevalence and types of care provided, the impact of multiple responsibilities, and the programmes and benefits utilized in alleviating conflicts between work and family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780195112733
• ISBN-10: 0195112733
• Artikelnr.: 26031121

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Part I Family and Work
1: Family Care and Work
2: Child Care and the Work Place
3: Adult Care and the Work Place
Part II Theory and Research
4: Conceptual Perspectives on Family Care and Work
5: Research Model and Methodology
Part III Employee Family Care Responsibilities
6: Findings: Employees With Children
7: Findings: Employees With Adult Care Responsibilities
8: A Family Care Model
9: The Impact of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Occupational Role
Part IV Family Care Programs and Policies
10: Employer-Sponsored Work/Family Policies and Programs
11: Public Work/Family Policies
Part V Work and Family: Entering the Twenty-First Century
12: Research Directions (with April Gilbert)
13: Conclusion
Part VI Bibliography
Part VII Appendix
Index