The Work-Family Challenge
The Work-Family Challenge

Author: Suzan Lewis

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1996-09-28

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780803974692

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In The Work-Family Challenge contributors from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States explore the possibilities of challenging traditional employment structures to take account of contemporary work and family realities. They take a critical look at the notion of `family-friendly' employment, and explore ways in which the rapidly changing needs of both organizations and the workforce can be met. The volume argues that real progress requires moving the focus from specific policies and practices towards more systemic organizational change. It examines the contexts and opportunities - global, international, national, sociopolitical, legal and economic - for this change. The book concludes that positive solution

Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being
Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being

Author: Suzanne M. Bianchi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-21

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1135605874

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This work grew out of a conference held in Washington, D.C. in June 2003 on "Workforce/Workplace Mismatch: Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being" sponsored by the National Institute of Health (NIH). The text considers multiple dimensions of health and well-being for workers and their families, children, and communities.

Work and Family
Work and Family

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0309042771

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The United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number of dual-earner and single-adult families. This volume reviews accompanying changes in work and family structures and their effects on worker productivity and employer practices. It presents a wide range of approaches to easing the conflicts between work and family, exploring appropriate roles for business, labor, and government. Work and Family offers up-to-date information, looking at how the family and the workplace arrived at their current relationship and evaluating the quality and the cost of care for dependents in this nation. The volume describes the advantages and disadvantages of being part of a working family and takes a critical look at the range of benefits provided, including existing and proposed employer programs for families. It also presents a comparative review of family-related benefits in other countries.

Families and Work
Families and Work

Author: Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780195112733

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This book is intended for for use in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in social work with the family, social work with the elderly and social work with children.

Work and Family in the New Economy
Work and Family in the New Economy

Author: Samantha K. Ammons

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2015-02-25

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1784416290

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This volume will focus on innovative research examining how the nature of paid work intersects with family and personal life today. This collection of cutting-edge research will be instrumental in shaping the next wave of work-family scholarship.

Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century
Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century

Author: Dana Vannoy

Publisher: Transaction Publishers

Published:

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780202364667

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Stimulated by unprecedented and complex changes in the nation's social landscape, the fourteen original papers in the present volume attempt to recast our approach to existing institutional arrangements between family and economy. The authors set the stage for redefinitions that give meaning and place to individuals, thus serving broader social goals.

The Work-Family Interface
The Work-Family Interface

Author: Stephen Sweet

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2013-03-12

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1483312259

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This brief and accessible title integrates contemporary scholarly research with compelling vignettes to make it appealing to both instructors and undergraduate audiences. While focused on the United States in respect to its target audience and emphasis, it contains considerable international data that compares and contrasts social policies adopted in Europe and elsewhere. In so doing, it shows both the strengths and the limitations of the approaches used in the U.S. This title is the only single source that summarizes the origins of work–family concerns, the diversities of needs and experiences, the impact of tensions on the family front, the consequences of tensions for employers, and different types of policies that can make meaningful differences not only in the lives of employees, but also potentially in job quality and national productivity.

Employee Health, Coping and Methodologies
Employee Health, Coping and Methodologies

Author: Pamela L. Perrewé

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2006-01-11

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0762312890

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Presents an examination of occupational stress, health and well being, with particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. This book offers a critical assessment of issues in occupational stress and well being.

The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface
The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface

Author: Kristen M. Shockley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-04-26

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13: 1108246796

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The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work-Family Interface is a response to growing interest in understanding how people manage their work and family lives across the globe. Given global and regional differences in cultural values, economies, and policies and practices, research on work-family management is not always easily transportable to different contexts. Researchers have begun to acknowledge this, conducting research in various national settings, but the literature lacks a comprehensive source that aims to synthesize the state of knowledge, theoretical progression, and identification of the most compelling future research ideas within field. The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work-Family Interface aims to fill this gap by providing a single source where readers can find not only information about the general state of global work-family research, but also comprehensive reviews of region-specific research. It will be of value to researchers, graduate students, and practitioners of applied and organizational psychology, management, and family studies.