02946nam 22006614a 450 991045139420332120200520144314.01-138-98286-51-135-95062-81-280-04614-70-203-49736-8(CKB)1000000000253962(EBL)182788(OCoLC)437055914(SSID)ssj0000310242(PQKBManifestationID)11266918(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310242(PQKBWorkID)10303140(PQKB)10861691(MiAaPQ)EBC182788(Au-PeEL)EBL182788(CaPaEBR)ebr10093622(CaONFJC)MIL4614(EXLCZ)99100000000025396220030729d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStarting in our own backyards[electronic resource] how working families can build community and survive the new economy /Ann BookmanNew York Routledge20041 online resource (309 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-60322-2 0-415-93588-1 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.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 unfortunate consequences for the community. In an important departure from the ongoing debate, she offers a new paradigm for the relationship between paid and unpaid work that could invigorate both family life and the quality of civil society.Work and familyWork and familyUnited StatesFamiliesCommunity lifeWorking mothersElectronic books.Work and family.Work and familyFamilies.Community life.Working mothers.306.3/6Bookman Ann1948-903422MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451394203321Starting in our own backyards2019695UNINA