Work and Family in America: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576072240)

Surveying current research findings, social trends, and public controversies, Work and Family in America examines the changing cultures of the workplace, family, and home.

Once viewed as a "women and day care" problem, work-family now encompasses a vast and complex set of issues. Eldercare. Fatherhood. Telecommuting. Pay equity. Employee productivity and retention. Feminism. Child care and childcare development. Youth violence. Welfare. Nontraditional families and family values.

This extensive overview of this burgeoning field includes everything from a detailed history and statistics comparing trends in the United States and abroad to key legislation and legal cases. It gives biographical sketches of well-known activists like Betty Friedan, Arle Hothschild, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Lesser-known advocates like James A. Levine, director of the Fatherhood Project at the Family and Work Institute and MIT professor Lotte Bailyn, who believes work should be organized around tasks, not time, are also included.

Author: Leslie F. Stebbins
ISBN-10: 157607224X
ISBN-13: 9781576072240
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2001
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2001 pg. 434
Library Journal 11/01/2001 pg. 82
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 928
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 381
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2002 pg. 152
School Library Journal 11/01/2001 pg. 96
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 88