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The Changing Landscape of Work and Family in the American Middle Class - 9780739117408

Un libro in lingua di Rudd Elizabeth (EDT) Descartes Lara (EDT) edito da Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2008

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This collection of reports on different aspects of work and family ends with an essay titled "What is a Family?" Rudd, a research scientist at the University of Washington and Descartes, who teaches in the human development and family studies department at the University of Connecticut, wondered about this. Family life seems to be different from fifty years ago. More women work; more men take an active role in childcare. Some of the reports discuss how our concept of work has altered in terms of subordinating time with family to it. One looks at how telecommuting has blurred the line between home and office. Others concentrate on African-American families exploring how their experiences might differ from Caucasian Americans. Another shows the conflict in Chinese-American families between traditional family values and the fluid ones in the US. The problem of acceptance as a family of same-sex parents is also treated in this wide-ranging study. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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