Families and Work New Directions in the Twenty-First Century

Name: Families and Work New Directions in the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780195112726

ISBN-10: 0195112725

ISBN-13: 9780195112726

Edition: 2000

Authors: Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Andrew E. Scharlach

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Families and Work: New Directions in the Twenty-First Century provides an innovative framework for understanding the interface between family care and employment. It offers a detailed analysis of the needs and experiences of employed care-givers and examines the full range of employees' family care responsibilities, including the care of children, ill and disabled working-age adults, and the frail elderly. It also explores the impact of gender, race and ethnicity, and occupational roles in meeting multiple employment and family demands. Based on a critical review of research findings and conceptual approaches that have been used for understanding the integration of family care and work,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/3/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.02" wide x 5.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.320



Preface



Family and Work



Family Care and Work



Child Care and the Work Place



Adult Care and the Work Place



Theory and Research



Conceptual Perspectives on Family Care and Work



Research Model and Methodology



Employee Family-Care Responsibilities



Employees With Children: Findings



Employees With Adult-Care Responsibilities: Findings



A Family-Care Model



Impact of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Occupational Role



Family-Care Programs and Policies



Employer-Sponsored Work/Family Policies and Programs



Work and Family Public Policies



Work and Family: Entering the Twenty-First Century



Research Directions (with April Gilbert)



Conclusion


Appendix


Bibliography


Author Index


Subject Index