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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806134303321

Titolo

The changing realities of work and family : a multidisciplinary approach / / edited by Amy Marcus-Newhall, Diane F. Halpern, and Sherylle J. Tan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Wiley-Blackwell Pub, 2008

ISBN

9786612007620

9781282007628

1282007629

9781444305272

1444305271

9781444305289

144430528X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Claremont applied social psychology series

Altri autori (Persone)

Marcus-NewhallAmy

HalpernDiane F

TanSherylle J

Disciplina

306.3/6

Soggetti

Work and family

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Employment and children : how do families and employers accommodate the demands? The myths and realities of maternal employment / Sherylle J. Tan ; The upside of maternal and dual-earner employment : a focus on positive family adaptations, home environments, and child development in the Fullerton longitudinal study / Adele Eskeles Gottfried and Allen W. Gottfried ; Work-family policies and the avoidance of bias against caregiving / Robert Drago ... [et al.] -- Culture, age, and sexual orientation : how does society deal with diversity? Community : the critical missing link in work-family research / Rosalind Chait Barnett and Karen G. Gareis ; Mothers' work-life experiences : the role of cultural factors / Amy Marcus-Newhall ... [et al.] ; Age, work, and family : balancing unique challenges for the twenty-first century / Jeanette N. Cleveland ; Bringing all families to work today : equality for gay and lesbian workers and families / M. V.



Lee Badgett-- Work, stress, and health linkages : how does working and caring for families affect health? California paid family leave : is it working for caregivers? / Diane F. Halpern, Sherylle J. Tan, and Melissa Carsten ; Taking the temperature of family life : preliminary results from an observational study / Darby E. Saxbe and Rena L. Repetti ; Work, family, and health : work-family balance as a protective factor against stresses of daily life / Joseph G. Grzywacz, Adam B. Butler, and David M. Almeida -- Politics, business, and the legal system : what is the effect of work-family integration? Politics, motherhood, and Madame President / Jane Swift ; Business impact of flexibility : an imperative for working families / Donna Klein ; Setting the stage : do women want it all? / V. Sue Molina ; What psychologists need to know about family responsibilities discrimination / Joan C. Williams -- Issues and trends in work-family integration / Bettina J. Casad.

Sommario/riassunto

Changing Realities of Work and Family is an interdisciplinary volume that examines the multiple realities of work and family from academic, commercial, and political perspectives. The book.:.; Brings together works by an extraordinary list of contributors, including Jane Swift, former governor of Massachusetts; practitioners from industry; the leading attorney in discrimination against mothers and pregnant women; and outstanding academics from psychology, business, economics, and human relations.; Examines work and family in the political arena, gay and lesbian workers, work and family as it r