The Changing Realities of Work and Family
The Changing Realities of Work and Family

Author: Amy Marcus-Newhall

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-01-30

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 144430528X

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Changing Realities of Work and Family is aninterdisciplinary volume that examines the multiple realities ofwork and family from academic, commercial, and politicalperspectives. The book Brings together works by an extraordinary list of contributors,including Jane Swift, former governor of Massachusetts;practitioners from industry; the leading attorney in discriminationagainst mothers and pregnant women; and outstanding academics frompsychology, business, economics, and human relations Examines work and family in the political arena, gay andlesbian workers, work and family as it relates to age, singlemothers, and the role of culture and community Includes original empirical articles written expressly for thiswork, in which the most current research on the field of work andfamily will be presented Provides “real world” examples of the intersectionof work and family in such fields as business, government, and thelaw

Work-life Integration in Africa
Work-life Integration in Africa

Author: Okechukwu E. Amah

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-12

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3030691136

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This book examines how individuals and organizations in Africa have found ways to integrate work and life roles effectively. It reflects on the notions that while many cultures have embraced women’s participation in the workplace, African culture has been more resistant to change thereby forcing companies and employees to invent their own solutions. This presents its own set of challenges, for example African organizations are generally not up to speed with the family-friendly policies that are required in the modern workplace; the effectiveness of such policies is questionable and there is an increasing realization that work-family policies are not the only way to achieve work-life integration and others may be considered, such as workplace mentoring and introducing incentives. With this in mind the authors consider multiple approaches to balancing work and life responsibilities with emphasis on three perspectives, namely organizational, individual and family and cultural. The book highlights and examines the joint responsibility that organizations, leaders and individuals have in achieving work life integration. Secondly the book considers why work-life integration initiatives fail and identifies the sources and remedies for these failures. Each chapter discusses the role of the identified dimensions necessary for collective achievement of work-life integration, while the final chapter sets out further research avenues and a conceptual framework that brings together the findings of the book.

Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women
Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women

Author: Mary L. Connerley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-07-27

Total Pages: 802

ISBN-13: 9401798974

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This handbook provides an overview and synthesis of relevant literature related to the issue of the well-being of working women. This focus addresses a gap that currently exists in the quality-of-life and well-being fields. The work of the authors answers the following broad questions: Does gender matter in the well-being of working women? Do prejudices against and stereotypes of women still play a role in inter-personal interactions in the workplace that could hinder women from flourishing professionally? Does the organizational context, such as organizational culture, reward systems, and leadership, contribute to the well-being of working-women? What impact does the national context have on the well-being of working women? And finally, how can public policies help enhance the well-being of working women? These are important issues for academics, researchers, and graduate students interested in gender issues in the fields of management, sociology, psychology, social psychology, economics, and quality of life studies. Policy makers and practitioners will also find this book beneficial. Equitable treatment and outcomes for all, regardless of gender, remains a challenging goal to achieve, with various barriers in different contexts and different cultures, and this book provides strong coverage of this important topic of well-being of working women.

Gay Dads
Gay Dads

Author: Abbie E. Goldberg

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2012-07-23

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0814732232

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When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world? In Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood, Abbie E. Goldberg examines the ways in which gay fathers approach and negotiate parenthood when they adopt. Drawing on empirical data from her in-depth interviews with 70 gay men, Goldberg analyzes how gay dads interact with competing ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering and accommodating heteronormative “parenthood culture.” The first study of gay men's transitions to fatherhood, this work will appeal to a wide range of readers, from those in the social sciences to social work to legal studies, as well as to gay-adoptive parent families themselves.

An integrative, multilevel, and transdisciplinary research approach to challenges of work, family, and health
An integrative, multilevel, and transdisciplinary research approach to challenges of work, family, and health

Author: Jeremy W. Bray

Publisher: RTI Press

Published: 2013-02-28

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13:

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To support the efforts of workplaces and policymakers to improve the health of employees and their families, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formed the Work, Family & Health Network (WFHN). WFHN is conducting an innovative, multisite study that includes an effectiveness study to assess intervention effects on employees, families and managers; a daily diary study to examine effects on family functioning and daily stress; a process study to understand how the intervention is implemented; and translational research to understand how best to share the study results. This paper presents a high-level description of the study’s design and methods. It also explains changes made during the course of the field study, and the research team’s approach to adhere to design principles rather than to specific design elements and methods. The WFHN study will provide information about how interventions affect productivity, turnover, and workplace costs. The findings will also inform effective work-family policies and interventions, thereby improving the lives of millions of American workers and their families.

Applied Social Sciences
Applied Social Sciences

Author: Georgeta Raţă

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2013-02-14

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1443846368

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This book, Applied Social Sciences: Social Work, is a collection of essays specific to the field of social work. The approach is both holistic (assessment of social work, burnout, counselling, history of social work, migration, models of excellence in social work, unemployment, workaholism) and atomistic (child attachment, children’s rights, coping strategies and associated work – family conflict, emotional neglect, monoparental families, physical abuse, positive child disciplining, psychological abuse, rehabilitation of delinquent minors, social inclusion of youth, etc). The types of academic readership it will appeal to include: academic teaching staff, doctors, parents, psychologists, researchers, social workers, students, and teachers in the field of social work, who wish to improve personally and professionally. It may also be useful to all those who interact, one way or another, with the human factor.

The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Counseling Psychology
The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Counseling Psychology

Author: Carolyn Zerbe Enns

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 019974422X

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This handbook summarizes the progress, current status, and future directions relevant to feminist multicultural perspectives in counseling psychology. It emphasizes enduring topics within counseling psychology such as human growth and development, ethics, ecological frameworks, and counseling theory and practice. Intersectionality, social justice, and the diverse social identities of women and girls are featured prominently.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education

Author: Donna Couchenour

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 3270

ISBN-13: 1506353177

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The general public often views early childhood education as either simply “babysitting” or as preparation for later learning. Of course, both viewpoints are simplistic. Deep understanding of child development, best educational practices based on development, emergent curriculum, cultural competence and applications of family systems are necessary for high-quality early education. Highly effective early childhood education is rare in that it requires collaboration and transitions among a variety of systems for children from birth through eight years of age. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education presents in three comprehensive volumes advanced research, accurate practical applications of research, historical foundations and key facts from the field of contemporary early childhood education. Through approximately 425 entries, this work includes all areas of child development – physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, aesthetic – as well as comprehensive review of best educational practices with young children, effective preparation for early childhood professionals and policy making practices, and addresses such questions as: · How is the field of early childhood education defined? · What are the roots of this field of study? · How is the history of early childhood education similar to yet different from the study of public education? · What are the major influences on understandings of best practices in early childhood education?

Communities In Economic Crisis
Communities In Economic Crisis

Author: John Gaventa

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 1990-01-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0877226504

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Hard times are no stranger to the people of Appalachia and the South. Earlier books have documented the low wages of the textile industry, boom-and-bust cycles of coal mining, and debt peonage of Southern agriculture that have established a heritage of poverty that endures. This book is a unique collection of essays by people who are actively involved in the efforts to challenge economic injustice in these regions and to empower the residents to build democratic alternatives. In the series Labor and Social Change, edited by Paula Rayman and Carmen Sirianni.

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
Theory and Method in Higher Education Research

Author: Malcolm Tight

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1781906831

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Theory and Method in Higher Education Research contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education.