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Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Eco - Changing Patterns of Work, Care and Public Policy in Europe and North America
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Bringing together academic analysis and policy studies, Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy will appeal to students and scholars of comparative social policy, economic sociology, economic geography and sociology. In particular, those with an interest in issues of employment relationships, gender, welfare states, working time, work-life balance and 'city time' will find the book to be of great value.
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Product details
- Paperback | 336 pages
- 159 x 232 x 25mm | 508g
- 07 Sep 2007
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
- Cheltenham, United Kingdom
- English
- 184720497X
- 9781847204974
- 1,934,578
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Table of contents
1. Introduction: Work, Life and Time in the New Economy
Diane Perrons, Linda McDowell, Colette Fagan, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward
Part I: Social and Spatial Divisions and Work-Life Management in the New Economy
2. Work Intensification in the UK
Brendan Burchell
3. Employment in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for the Family
Harriet B. Presser
4. Enterprising Women: Remaking Gendered Networks on Wall Street in the New Economy
Melissa Fisher
Part II: Work, Time and the Work-Life Balance
5. The French 35-Hour Working Law and the Work-Life Balance of Parents: Friend or Foe?
Jeanne Fagnani and Marie Therese Letablier
6. Economic Crisis and the Sustainability of the Dual-Earner, Dual-Carer Model
Anita Nyberg
7. Class, Gender and Work-Life Articulation
Rosemary Crompton and Michaela Brockmann
Part III: Work, Life and the Household
8. Mothers' Work-Life Balance: Individualized Preferences or Cultural Construction?
Simon Duncan
9. Care Politics for Fathers in a Flexible Time Culture
Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande
10. Individualization and 'Identity-Risks' in Dual-Career Households
Irene Hardill and Joost van Loon
Part IV: Work, Time and Urban Services
11. E-enabled Active Welfare: Creating the Context for Work-Life Balance
Sarah Walsh, Susan Baines and James Cornford
12. Local Time Policies in Europe
Jean-Yves Boulin
13. Developing Positive Flexibility for Employees: The British Trade Union Approach
Jo Morris and Jane Pillinger
Part V: Equality Policies in the New Economy
14. Promoting Equality in the Private and Public Sectors
Teresa Rees
15. Equal Opportunity and Unwarranted Pay Differences. A Case Study of Gender-Related Pay Differences in a Knowledge-based Society
Lena Gonas, Ann Bergman and Kerstin Rosenberg
16. Conclusion: Work, Life and Time in the New Economy
Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward
Bibliography
Index
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About Diane Perrons
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