The Changing Landscape of Work and Family in the American Middle Class explores the dynamics of the modern American family and how they have adapted to the changing economy and culture. Contributors from a variety of disciplines redefine the concept of the "model American family" and provide well-researched insight into what the new standards for judging family life and its functionality will be.
The Changing Landscape of Work and Family in the American Middle Class explores the dynamics of the modern American family and how they have adapted to the changing economy and culture. Contributors from a variety of disciplines redefine the concept of the "model American family" and provide well-researched insight into what the new standards for judging family life and its functionality will be.
Edited by Elizabeth Rudd and Lara Descartes - Contributions by Tom Fricke; Alesia F. Montgomery; Lawrence S. Root; Alford A. Young Jr.; Brian A. Hoey; Conrad P. Kottak; Diana M. Pash; Riché Jeneen Daniel Barnes; Erin N. Winkler; Sallie Han; Todd L. Goodse
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 1 Changing Landscapes of Work and Family Part 4 I Intersections of Work and Family Chapter 5 2 Working Selves, Moral Selves: Crafting the Good Person in the Northern Plains Chapter 6 3 Kitchen Conferences and Garage Cubicles: The Merger of Home and Work in a 24-7 Global Economy Chapter 7 4 'We pass the Baby off at the Factory Gates': Work and Family in the Manufacturing Midwest Chapter 8 5 The Work-Family Divide for Low-Income African Americans Chapter 9 6 American Dreaming: Refugees from Corporate Work Seek the Good Life Chapter 10 7 Patrolling the Boundaries of Childhood in Middle-Class "Ruburbia" Part 11 II The (Not So) Standard North American Family Chapter 12 8 Gay Family Values: Gay Co-Father Families in Straight Communities Chapter 13 9 Black Women have Always Worked: Is There a Work-Family Conflict Among the Black Middle Class? Chapter 14 10 'It's like Arming Them': African American Mothers' Views on Racial Socialization Chapter 15 11 Seeing the Baby in the Belly: Family and Kinship at the Ultrasound Scan Chapter 16 12 Stabilizing Influence: Cultural Expectations of Fatherhood Chapter 17 13 Focused on the Chinese American Family: Chinese Immigrant Churches and Childrearing Chapter 18 14 Choosing Chastity: Redefining the Sexual Double Standard in the Language of Choice Chapter 19 Afterword: What is a Family? Chapter 20 Contributors Chapter 21 Credits for the Cover Photos
Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 1 Changing Landscapes of Work and Family Part 4 I Intersections of Work and Family Chapter 5 2 Working Selves, Moral Selves: Crafting the Good Person in the Northern Plains Chapter 6 3 Kitchen Conferences and Garage Cubicles: The Merger of Home and Work in a 24-7 Global Economy Chapter 7 4 'We pass the Baby off at the Factory Gates': Work and Family in the Manufacturing Midwest Chapter 8 5 The Work-Family Divide for Low-Income African Americans Chapter 9 6 American Dreaming: Refugees from Corporate Work Seek the Good Life Chapter 10 7 Patrolling the Boundaries of Childhood in Middle-Class "Ruburbia" Part 11 II The (Not So) Standard North American Family Chapter 12 8 Gay Family Values: Gay Co-Father Families in Straight Communities Chapter 13 9 Black Women have Always Worked: Is There a Work-Family Conflict Among the Black Middle Class? Chapter 14 10 'It's like Arming Them': African American Mothers' Views on Racial Socialization Chapter 15 11 Seeing the Baby in the Belly: Family and Kinship at the Ultrasound Scan Chapter 16 12 Stabilizing Influence: Cultural Expectations of Fatherhood Chapter 17 13 Focused on the Chinese American Family: Chinese Immigrant Churches and Childrearing Chapter 18 14 Choosing Chastity: Redefining the Sexual Double Standard in the Language of Choice Chapter 19 Afterword: What is a Family? Chapter 20 Contributors Chapter 21 Credits for the Cover Photos
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