UID:
kobvindex_INT0003396
Format:
xv, 316 pages, [8] pages of plates :
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illustrations (black & white) ;
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23.5 x 16 cm.
Edition:
1st edition.
ISBN:
9780805044706 (hbk.)
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0805044701 (hbk.)
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9780805066432 (pbk.)
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0805066438 (pbk.)
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "In the early 1990s Arlie Hochschild exposed The Second Shift, revealing the housework and childcare inequities of working couples. In this book Hochschild exposes the disturbing time bind of American families: parents are putting more hours in at work to support their families, which creates more stress at home, which pushes parents into seeking more work time to escape the tension at home. The result of this time crunch is the unsettling development of the "third shift"--the time parents spend repairing the damage left in the wake of their compulsion to work. Hochschild's solution? Parents of America unite! The final chapters discuss how parents can start a "Time Movement," liberating themselves from work-driven tyranny."
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "Based on three years of interviews at a Fortune 500 company, the author traces the way home is being invaded by the time pressures and efficiency codes of work, where men and women are spending more and more time." -- "A groundbreaking analysis of the 'work/family balance' explores the tenuous relationship between career and family commitment and challenges the growing encroachment of the workplace on everyday lives."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: hardback edition published 1997, paperback edition published 2003.
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MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: ABOUT TIME : The waving window -- Managed values and long days -- An angel of an idea -- Family values and reversed worlds -- FROM EXECUTIVE SUITE TO FACTORY FLOOR : Giving at the office -- The administrative mother -- "All my friends are worker bees" : being a part-time professional -- "I'm still married" : work as an escape valve -- "Catching up on the soaps": male pioneers in the culture of time -- What if the boss says no? -- "I want them to grow up to be good single moms" -- The overextended family -- Overtime hounds -- IMPLICATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES: The third shift -- Evading the time bind -- Making time -- Appendix -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Language:
English
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