Grandmothers at Work : Juggling Families and Jobs /

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"Young working mothers are not the only ones who are struggling to balance family life and careers. Many middle-aged American women face this dilemma as they provide routine childcare for their grandchildren while pursuing careers and trying to make ends meet. Employment among middle-aged women...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrington Meyer, Madonna, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kinderopvang.
Grootouders.
Work and family.
Grandmothers.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Grands-meres > États-Unis.
Travail et familles > États-Unis.
Grandmothers > United States.
Work and family > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Balancing care and work
  • Joys and second chances
  • Intensive grandmothering
  • Juggling work and grandchildren
  • Financial ebbs and flows
  • Containing carework
  • Emotional ups and downs
  • Social and health pros and cons
  • Conclusions: grandmothers at work.

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