The work-family interface : spillover, complications, and challenges /: spillover, complications, and challenges. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sampson Lee Blair, Josip Obradović.
• Editors: Blair, Sampson Lee; Obradović, Josip
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Editorial Board; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1. Stability in Mothers' Work Hours in Early Childhood and Children's Achievement in Kindergarten; Abstract; Background; Stability in Mothers' Work Hours during Early Childrearing Years; Background Characteristics Related to Stability in Mothers' Work Hours; Stability in Mothers' Work Hours and Children's Achievement in Kindergarten; The Present Study; Method; Data; Measures; Analytical Plan; Results; Stability in Mothers' Work Hours during Early Childrearing Years. Characteristics Associated with Stability in Mothers' Work HoursStability in Mothers' Work Hours and Children's Achievement in Kindergarten; Discussion; Acknowledgments; Note; References; Chapter 2. Social and Cultural Context of Family Policy and the Employment of Mothers of Small Children. The Example of Poland; Abstract; Introduction; Social Investment Policy: A Strategy for the Mutual Investment in Women and Children through Women's Active Participation in the Labor Market; The Role of Cultural Values and their Interaction with the Institutional Dimension of Family Policies. Combining Professional Activity of Women with Household Responsibilities in the Light of Empirical ResearchPatterns of Employment and Working Time Distribution of Couples with Children; Reconciling Parenthood and Professional Work as a Subject of Empirical Studies and the Task of Public Policies; Conclusion and Analysis; Note; References; Chapter 3. Lone Mothers' Negotiation of Competing Employment and Parenting Demands in the Contemporary British Context of "Worker Citizenship"; Abstract; Introduction; Policy and Discourse Context; Looking at Lone Motherhood through the Prism of Legitimacy. MethodsApproach; Sample and Data Collection; Analysis; Findings; Work Orientation and Stigma Avoidance across the Sample; Contrasts in Mothers' Employment Situations between Locations; Impact of Class on Work/Family Balance; Discussion and Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 4. Perceived Work-Family Balance and Engagement Behaviors of Fathers of Infants; Abstract; Literature Review; Theoretical Framework; Father Engagement and Child Well-Being; Child Outcomes; Determinants of Father-Infant Engagement; Work Context; Work-Family Balance; Stress, Father Engagement, and Work-Family Balance. MethodsSample; Procedure and Instrument; Measures; Working Status; Work-Family Balance; Father Engagement; Stress; Analysis; Results; Discussion; Strengths and Limitations; Future Directions; References; Chapter 5. Parental Involvement and Educational Performance among Taiwanese Adolescents: Comparing Dual-Earner and Single-Earner Families; Abstract; Background; Research Questions; Literature Review; Parental Involvement and Children's Academic Performance; School Selection; School Involvement; Family Context: Family Provision; Possible Determinants of Parental Involvement.
• Publisher Details: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.3/6; Work and family; Work-life balance; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Work and family; Work-life balance; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787691117; 9781787691131; 1787691136
• Related ISBNs: 178769111X; 9781787691124; 1787691128
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 17, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.