Something's got to give : balancing work, childcare, and eldercare /

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"A perfect storm of factors are brewing that will redefine dependent care in the coming decades. Delayed marriage and parenthood, longer life-spans, lower birthrates, and the health policy shift to informal caregiving have drastically increased the number of employees whose mental and physical...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Duxbury, Linda (Author), Higgins, Christopher Alan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Work and family > Canada.
Caregivers > Canada.
Work-life balance > Canada.
Travail et familles > Canada.
Aidants naturels > Canada.
Conciliation travail-vie personnelle > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management
Caregivers
Work and family
Work-life balance
Canada
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Perfect Storm: Caregiving in Canada and Other Western Economies; 2 Profiling Canadian Caregivers: Who Are They? What Do They Do? Why Do They Do It?; 3 Too Much to Do in Too Little Time: Balancing Caregiving, Employment, and (Perhaps) Childcare; 4 And So? The Impact of Caregiving on Employees Who Provide Care; 5 And So? The Impact of Caregiving on the Organizational "Bottom Line"; 6 Surviving (Even Thriving on) the "Rollercoaster Ride from Hell": Coping with Caregiver Strain.
  • 7 I'll Get By with a Little Help from My Friends: Coping with Caregiver Strain8 A Call to Action; Appendix; References; Index.

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