Bibliograph

Work and family, Mitchell Young, book editor

Type

Label

Work and family, Mitchell Young, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Work and family

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

744303287

Responsibility statement

Mitchell Young, book editor

Series statement

Opposing viewpoints

Table Of Contents

How do women balance work and family? Ambitious women can strike a balance between work and family / India Knight -- Pressure from husbands leads women to sacrifice career for family / Pamela Stone -- Stay-at-home moms use various strategies to counter social stigma / Karina S. Moe and Dianna J. Shandy -- Planning can help working mothers stay on the career fast track / Mary Ann Mason and Eve Mason Ekman -- How do men balance work and family? Fathers are soending more time caring for their children / Margaret O'Brien -- Men are discouraged from work flexibility and parental leave / Eve Tahmincioglu -- Managerial support helps fathers balance work and family / Brad Harrington, Jamie Ladge and Fred Van Deusen -- Finances factor into increase in stay-at-home dads / Katherine Shaver -- Mothers are key to promoting father involvement / Kerry Daly, Lynda Ashbourne and Linda Hawkins -- How do government policies affect the work-family balance? Government support for work-family balance is a myth / Ellen Bravo -- Programs supporting working families will boost the economy / Heather Boushey and Joan C. Williams -- Family-friendly measures can improve worker productivity / Lotte Bailyn -- Results of work-life balance policies are mixed / Paula Brough et al. -- Necessity of having two incomes puts families at financial risk / Elizabeth Warren -- High taxes put the middle class in peril / Todd Zywicki -- Family security insurance would ease work and family challenges / Workplace Flexibility 2010/Berkely Center on Health, Economic and Family Security -- How does lack of work affect families? High unemployment among men drives more women into the workforce / Alice Gomstyn -- Anxieties about changing gender roles fuel the "Mancession" myth / Alice O'Connor -- Recession leads men to rethink their traditional breadwinner role / Catherine Holahan -- Women face unique challenges in the poor economy / United States Congress Joint Economic Committee

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