LEADER 03717nam 2200625 450 001 9910466777203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-5017-3199-8 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501731990 035 $a(CKB)4100000006673788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5774219 035 $a(OCoLC)1132226827 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse71314 035 $a(DE-B1597)515346 035 $a(OCoLC)1121054662 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501731990 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5774219 035 $a(OCoLC)1053888923 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006673788 100 $a20190524d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPutting work in its place $ea quiet revolution /$fPeter Meiksins and Peter Whalley 210 1$aIthaca ;$aLondon :$cCornell University Press,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) 225 0 $aCollection on Technology and Work 311 $a0-8014-8952-0 311 $a0-8014-3858-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [177]-182) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword / $rBarley, Stephen R. -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Time, Technical Work, and the Pursuit of Happiness -- $t2. Choosing to Work Less -- $t3. A Professional and More -- $t4. "Can You Do That?" Part·Time Work in Organizations -- $t5. Going It Alone -- $t6. "I'm a Mom, Not a Housewife" -- $t7. "When Are You Coming Back To Work Full-Time?" -- $t8. Customizing Time: Obstacles and Strategies -- $tAppendix: Interview Agenda -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aMost books on the subject of work focus on the increased amount of time Americans spend on the job. Peter Meiksins and Peter Whalley address the counter-trend, examining the difficult path traversed by people who choose to work less than the standard, forty-hour week. Their fascinating investigation of alternative work arrangements speaks directly to the concerns of all workers who must balance career with other commitments.Through interviews with technical professionals from a wide range of employment settings, Putting Work in Its Place refutes the popular myth of the customized work schedule as inevitably a "mommy-track" or a return to traditionalism among women. Most of these workers-male and female, young and old-remain strongly committed to their jobs, but wish to combine work with other activities they value just as highly. This can mean family for some, but for others encompasses community service or various avocations.By viewing their work arrangements in the longer term, and not as short-term expedients, these professionals are challenging the accepted view of time requirements for careers in organizations. They are also helping to shape a new agenda for the future of the workplace: to transform their individual successes into a normal practice of customized work time. 606 $aHours of labor$zUnited States 606 $aProfessional employees$zUnited States 606 $aWomen employees$zUnited States 606 $aWork and family$zUnited States 606 $aPart-time employment$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHours of labor 615 0$aProfessional employees 615 0$aWomen employees 615 0$aWork and family 615 0$aPart-time employment 676 $a306.3/61 700 $aMeiksins$b Peter$f1953-$01034140 702 $aWhalley$b Peter$f1947- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466777203321 996 $aPutting work in its place$92453079 997 $aUNINA