The Part-Time Paradox

by Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs; Seron, Carroll; Oglensky, Bonnie; Saute, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780415921237
• ISBN10: 0415921236
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Part-time Paradox provides a brilliant portrayal of the discontents of the post-industrial workplace and highlights the coping strategies utilised to overcome them.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
PART I THE SOCIAL MEANING OF PROFESSIONAL TIME	1	(26)
Introduction	3	(8)
The Social Context of Time Deviance	11	(6)
Time and the Practices and Rituals of the Legal Profession	17	(10)
PART II CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON PART-TIME WORK AND ITS CONSEQUENCES	27	(26)
Part-Time Work as Deviance: Stigmatization and Its Consequences	29	(10)
Perspectives on Accommodating Part-Time Work	39	(8)
Calculating the Economics of Part-Time Work	47	(6)
PART III CAREER ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN PART-TIME LEGAL WORK	53	(48)
Mobility	55	(20)
Job Security and Insecurity: The Vulnerability of Part-Time Positions	75	(4)
Part-Time Status and Rank Discrepancies: Status Incongruity	79	(4)
Commitment and Professional Status	83	(8)
Collegiality	91	(4)
Justice and Fairness	95	(6)
PART IV THE FAMILY AND PART-TIME WORK	101	(20)
Parents, Children, Child Care, and the Division of Labor in the Family	103	(18)
PART V TECHNOLOGY	121	(10)
Technology and Part-Time Lawyering	123	(8)
PART VI	131	(6)
Conclusion	133	(4)
PART VII APPENDICES	137	(20)
A. Research Methodology	139	(4)
B. Part-Time Work Policies and Issues They Cover	143	(6)
C. Tables	149	(8)
Bibliography	157	(8)
Endnotes	165	(8)
Index	173