Time Divide

Work, Family, and Gender Inequality

AvJerry A. Jacobs,Kathleen Gerson

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Del 3 i serien Family and Public Policy

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Beskrivning

In a panoramic study that draws on diverse sources, Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson explain why and how time pressures have emerged and what we can do to alleviate them. In contrast to the conventional wisdom that all Americans are overworked, they show that time itself has become a form of social inequality that is dividing Americans in new ways—between the overworked and the underemployed, women and men, parents and non-parents. They piece together a compelling story of the increasing mismatch between our economic system and the needs of American families, sorting out important trends such as the rise of demanding jobs and the emergence of new pressures on dual earner families and single parents.Comparing American workers with their European peers, Jacobs and Gerson also find that policies that are simultaneously family-friendly and gender equitable are not fully realized in any of the countries they examine. As a consequence, they argue that the United States needs to forge a new set of solutions that offer American workers new ways to integrate work and family life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-02-01
Mått:156 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:424 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Family and Public Policy
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674018396
Utmärkelser:Nominated for Max Weber Award 2005

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Jerry Jacobs is Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. Kathleen Gerson is Professor of Sociology, New York University.

Recensioner i media

Jacobs and Gerson present the most fine-grained analysis yet offered of working time and its impacts on families. They successfully combine sophisticated analyses of quantitative data with breakthroughs in the conceptualization of work time. Their focus on household work time and their incorporation of subjective aspects of work–family conflict are welcome additions to the study of work time. As a result of their nuanced treatment, they avoid making simplistic generalizations that have marked many previous treatments of this topic.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Trends in Work, Family, and Leisure Time 1. Overworked Americans or the Growth of Leisure? 2. Working Time from the Perspective of Families Part II: Integrating Work and Family Life 3. Do Americans Feel Overworked? 4. How Work Spills Over into Life 5. The Structure and Culture of Work Part III: Work, Family, and Social Policy 6. American Workers in Cross-National Perspective with Janet C. Gornick 7. Bridging the Time Divide 8. Where Do We Go from Here? Appendix: Supplementary Tables Notes References Index