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Fast-forward family : home, work, and relationships in middle-class America / / edited by Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik



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Titolo: Fast-forward family : home, work, and relationships in middle-class America / / edited by Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
Disciplina: 306.850973
Soggetto topico: Middle class families - United States
Work and family - United States
Altri autori: OchsElinor  
Kremer-SadlikTamar  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note To The Reader -- Introduction -- 1. Coming Home -- 2. At Home -- 3. Dinner -- 4. Mountains Of Things -- 5. Housework -- 6. Chores -- 7. Homework And Recreation -- 8. Nurturing -- 9. Stress -- 10. Health As A Family Matter -- 11. Time For Family -- 12. The Good Enough Family -- Appendix: The Celf Study -- References -- List Of Contributors -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Called "the most unusually voyeuristic anthropology study ever conducted" by the New York Times, this groundbreaking book provides an unprecedented glimpse into modern-day American families. In a study by the UCLA Sloan Center on Everyday Lives and Families, researchers tracked the daily lives of 32 dualworker middle class Los Angeles families between 2001 and 2004. The results are startling, and enlightening. Fast-Forward Family shines light on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and the challenges for parents as they try to reconcile ideals regarding what it means to be a good parent, a good worker, and a good spouse. Though there are also moments of connection, affection, and care, it's evident that life for 21st century working parents is frenetic, with extended work hours, children's activities, chores, meals to prepare, errands to run, and bills to pay.
Titolo autorizzato: Fast-forward family  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-86032-5
0-520-95509-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813307203321
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