The work-family interface : an introductions / Stephen Sweet.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-144) and index.

Machine generated contents note: chapter 1 Origins of Contemporary Work-Family Dilemmas -- When Work Separated From Family: The Household Economy Transitions to the Industrial Economy -- When Family and Work Were Defined as Separate Spheres: The Husband/Breadwinner-Wife/Homemaker Economy -- Where We Are Now: Most Every Adult Should Work Outside the Home -- Summary -- Useful Concepts -- Issues to Ponder -- Mini Project -- chapter 2 Diversity of Work, Family, and Work-Family Arrangements -- Diverse Values and Preferences -- Diverse Employment -- Industry/Occupation/Job Variation -- Compensation -- Work Availability and Schedules -- Risk and Insecurity -- Diverse Families -- Kinship Structures -- Caregiving Structures -- Families in the Life Course -- Summary -- Useful Concepts -- Issues to Ponder -- Mini Project -- chapter 3 Individual and Family Frontiers: Personal Responses to Strained Schedules -- Dominant Culture Metaphors of Connecting Work and Family --

Contents note continued: Work-Family Conflict, Spillover, and Segmentation -- How People and Families Respond to Work-Family Conflict -- Doing Without -- Repace and Resequence -- Coordination -- Redefine Expectations -- Summary -- Useful Concepts -- Issues to Ponder -- Mini Project -- chapter 4 Employer Frontiers: Organizational Intransigence and Promising Practices -- The Dual Agenda: Establishing Positive Outcomes for Families and Employers -- Availability and Use of Employer-Provided Family-Responsive Policies and Practices -- Process of Organizational Change: Moving From Awareness to Action -- Rethinking the Scheduling of Work -- Flexible Work in Multinational Organizations -- Summary -- Useful Concepts -- Issues to Ponder -- Mini Project -- chapter 5 Global Perspectives on the Work-Family Interface: International Comparative Analysis and Transnational Relationships -- International Comparative Analysis of Work and Family Relationships --

Contents note continued: Intersections of Culture and Policy: National Approaches to Support Care Work -- Family Leave -- Financial Supports for Care Work -- Entitlements That Help Facilitate Integration in the Paid Labor Force -- Three Societal-Level Approaches to Reconciling Work-Family Strains -- Approach 1 Emancipate Caregivers from the Need to Work Outside the Home -- Approach 2 Emancipate Workers From Caregiving -- Approach 3 Provide Dual Supports -- Family Well-Being in International Comparative Perspective -- Transnational Concerns -- Transnational Families -- Summary -- Useful Concepts -- Issues to Ponder -- Mini Project -- chapter 6 Work-Family Interface as a National Priority -- What Governments Can Do -- Making the Case and Understanding Resistance -- Conclusion -- Useful Concepts -- Issues to Ponder -- Mini Projects.