Challenges for Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century

by Vannoy, Dana; Dubeck, Paula J.

• ISBN13: 9780202305677
• ISBN10: 0202305678
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-30
• Publisher: Aldine De Gruyter

Table of Contents

Contributors to the Volume	vii
I Introduction to the Volume	3	(8)
1 The Need and Challenge to Better Integrate Work and Family Life in the Twenty-First Century	3	(8)
Paula J. Dubeck
II Present Realities: Setting the Stage	11	(54)
2 Gender and the Future of the Family: Implications for the Postindustrial Workplace	11	(12)
Kathleen Gerson
3 Downsizing the American Dream: Work and Family at Century's End	23	(16)
Michael Wallace
4 Toward a 24 Hour Economy: The U.S. Experience and Implications for the Family	39	(10)
Harriet B. Presser
5 Race and the Family Values Debate	49	(16)
Maxine Baca Zinn
III Work and Family Adaptations in a Changing Context	65	(60)
6 Dominant and Minority Couples: An Analysis of Family Economic Well-Being	65	(16)
Marilyn Fernandez
Kwang Chung Kim
7 Being a Part-Time Manager: One Way to Combine Family and Career	81	(12)
Phyllis Hutton Raabe
8 Economic Transition in a Company Town: The Politics of Work and Possibility in Postindustrial Rochester	93	(18)
Andrew J. Perrin
9 Negotiating Parental Involvement: Finding Time for Children	111	(14)
Kerry J. Daly
Anna Dienhart
IV New Considerations for the Twenty-First Century	125	(92)
10 Working Mothers, Welfare Mothers: Implications for Children in the Twenty-First Century	125	(18)
Toby L. Parcel
11 Can All Children Learn to Read at Grade-Level by the End of Third Grade?	143	(24)
George Farkas
Jim Fischer
Ralph Dosher
Keven Vicknair
12 Occupational Constraints on Women's Entry into Management	167	(16)
David J. Maume, Jr.
13 Employer-Based Health Insurance in a Changing Economy	183	(18)
Lisa A. Cubbins
14 The Impact of Family Caregiving to the Elderly on the American Workplace: Who Is Affected and What Is Being Done?	201	(18)
Judy Singleton
V Summary and Conclusion	217	(8)
15 Problems and Prospects for More Effective Integration of Work and Family in the Twenty-First Century	217	(8)
Dana Vannoy
Index	225