A life in balance? :: reopening the family-work debate /

Magazine articles, talk shows, and commercials advise us that our happiness and well-being rest on striking a balance between work and family. It goes unsaid, however, that the advice is based on an outmoded and unrealistic ideal. This provocative volume challenges the notion - often offered in supp...

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Weitere Verfasser: Krull, Catherine, Sempruch, Justyna
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:Magazine articles, talk shows, and commercials advise us that our happiness and well-being rest on striking a balance between work and family. It goes unsaid, however, that the advice is based on an outmoded and unrealistic ideal. This provocative volume challenges the notion - often offered in support of neo-liberal agendas - that paid work (employment) and unpaid work (caregiving and housework) are separate and competing spheres, rather than overlapping aspects of a single existence. Alternative approaches to integrating work and family must be taken into account if we hope to build truly equitable family and childcare policies. </body> </html>
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vi, 270 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780774819695
0774819693
1283054361
9781283054362
9786613054364
6613054364