Gender and Time Use in a Global Context: The Economics of Employment and Unpaid Labor
Rachel Connelly (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Connelly, Rachel; Kongar, Ebru. Num Pages: 411 pages, 111 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This edited volume uses a feminist approach to explore the economic implications of the complex interrelationship between gender and time use. Household composition, sexuality, migration patterns, income levels, and race/ethnicity are all considered as important factors that interact with gender and time use patterns. The book is split in two sections: The macroeconomic portion explores cutting edge issues such as time poverty and its relationship to income poverty, and the macroeconomic effects of recession and austerity; while the microeconomic section studies topics such as differences by age, activity sequencing, and subjective well-being of time spent. The chapters also examine a ... Read more
This edited volume uses a feminist approach to explore the economic implications of the complex interrelationship between gender and time use. Household composition, sexuality, migration patterns, income levels, and race/ethnicity are all considered as important factors that interact with gender and time use patterns. The book is split in two sections: The macroeconomic portion explores cutting edge issues such as time poverty and its relationship to income poverty, and the macroeconomic effects of recession and austerity; while the microeconomic section studies topics such as differences by age, activity sequencing, and subjective well-being of time spent. The chapters also examine a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
Number of Pages
505
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137568366
SKU
V9781137568366
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99-15
About Rachel Connelly (Ed.)
Rachel Connelly is the Bion R. Cram Professor of Economics at Bowdoin College, USA. Her recent research examines time use in the US, particularly as it relates to child caregiving, and the relationships between family structure, age, migration, and time use in China. She is an Associate Editor of Feminist Economics. Ebru Kongar is Associate Professor of Economics at Dickinson ... Read more
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