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Men, Wage Work and Family.

In the last two decades there has been a plethora of research on a range of subjects collectively and rhetorically known as 'work-life balance'. The bulk of this research, which spans disciplines including feminist sociology, industrial relations and management, has focused on the signific...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDonald, Paula
Otros Autores: Jeanes, Emma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge research in employment relations.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Men, Wage Work and Family; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; 1. Introduction Locating Men in the Work-Life Nexus; 2. The Work-Family Dilemmas of Japan's Salarymen; 3. The Gender Equal Father? The (Welfare) Politics of Masculinity in Sweden, 1960-2010; 4. Men's Work-Life Choices Supporting Fathers at Work in France and Britain?; 5. Inside the Glass Tower The Construction of Masculinities in Finance Capital*; 6. Time Greedy Workplaces and Marriageable Men The Paradox in Men's Fathering Beliefs and Strategies.
  • 7. Men, 'Father Managers' and Home-Work Relations Complexities and Contradictions in National Policy, Corporations and Individual Lives8. Emotional Dimensions of Fathering and Work-Family Boundaries; 9. All Roads Lead to Hearth and Home How Young Professional Men Envision the Work, Leisure and Community Nexus; 10. Happiness under Pressure The Importance of Leisure Time among Fathers in Dual-Earner Households; Contributors; Index.