Failing Families, Failing Science : Work-Family Conflict in Academic Science /

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Work life in academia might sound like a dream: summers off, year-long sabbaticals, the opportunity to switch between classroom teaching and research. Yet, when it comes to the sciences, life at the top U.S. research universities is hardly idyllic. Based on surveys of over 2,000 junior and senior sc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Ecklund, Elaine (Autor), Lincoln, Anne E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Science > Study and teaching (Higher).
Scientists > Family relationships.
Work and family.
Work-life balance.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. When Nothing Matters Except Science
  • 2. Family Matters to Science
  • 3. Will I Make It? Family Life for Young Scientists
  • 4. Managing the Controlled Crash
  • 5. When the Ideal Scientist Meets the Ideal Mother
  • 6. A Way Forward for Universities, Science, and Scientists
  • Appendix A: The Study
  • Appendix B: Web Survey
  • Appendix C: Long Interview Guide
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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