Men, wage work and family
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Men, wage work and family
(Routledge studies in employment relations, 27)
Routledge, 2012
- : hbk
Available at 8 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 significant concerns of employed women and/or dual career couples. Less attention has been devoted to scholarship which explicitly examines men and masculinities in this context. Meanwhile, public and organizational discourse is largely espoused in gender neutral terms, often neglecting salient gendered issues which differentially impact the ability of women and men to successfully integrate their work and non-work lives.
This edited book brings together empirical studies of the work-life nexus with a specific focus on men's working time arrangements, how men navigate and traverse paid work and family commitments, and the impact of public and organizational policies on men's participation in work, leisure, and other life domains. The book is innovative in that it presents both macro (institutional, how policy affects practice) and micro (individual, from men's own perspectives) level studies, allowing for a rich and contrasting exploration of how men's participation in paid work and other domains is divided, conflicted, or integrated. The essays in this volume address issues of fundamental social, labor market, and economic change which have occurred over the last 20 years and which have profoundly affected the way work, care, leisure and community have evolved in different contexts. Taking an international focus, Men, Wage Work and Family contrasts various public and organizational policies and how these policies impact men's opportunities and participation in paid work and non-work domains in industrialised countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Locating Men in the Work--Life Nexus Paula McDonald, Emma Jeanes 2. The Work--Family Dilemmas of Japan's Salarymen Scott North 3. The Gender Equal Father? The (Welfare) Politics of Masculinity in Sweden, 1960-2010 Asa Lundqvist 4. Men's Work--Life Choices: Supporting Fathers at Work in France and Britain? Abigail Gregory, Susan Milner 5. Inside the Glass Tower: The Construction of Masculinities in Finance Capital Raewyn Connell 6. Time Greedy Workplaces and Marriageable Men: The Paradox in Men's Fathering Beliefs and Strategies Pamela Kaufman, Kathleen Gerson 7. Men, 'Father Managers', and Home--Work Relations:
Complexities and Contradictions in National Policy, Corporations and Individual Lives Jeff Hearn, Charlotta Niemistoe 8. Emotional Dimensions of Fathering and Work-Life Boundaries Berit Brandth 9. All Roads Lead to Hearth and Home: How Young Professional Men Envision the Work, Leisure and Community Nexus Robert M. Orrange 10. Happiness under Pressure: The Importance of Leisure Time Among Fathers in Dual-Earner Households Peter Brown, Helen Perkins List of Contributors Notes Index
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