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Autore |
Bookman Ann <1948-> |
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Titolo |
Starting in our own backyards [[electronic resource] ] : how working families can build community and survive the new economy / / Ann Bookman |
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New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
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1-138-98286-5 |
1-135-95062-8 |
1-280-04614-7 |
0-203-49736-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (309 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Work and family |
Work and family - United States |
Families |
Community life |
Working mothers |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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New terrain for work and family : making the community connection -- How friendly is the family-friendly workplace? : a look at the biotech industry -- All in the family : it's not a private affair -- Community as a starting point : place and participation -- More than roads and bridges -- Childcare and other building blocks of civil society -- The PTA is not the problem -- Not by bread alone -- The trials of a full-time working mom : or how I became a part-time worker and a part-time community activist -- From backyards to corporate boardrooms and beyond : all stakeholders welcome -- The call of community : vocation and avocation. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Containing interviews with more than 100 middle-class working parents in the Boston area, Bookman vividly illustrates the inherent conflicts faced by today's two-working-parent families and the often |
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