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Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A Comparative Study in Four European Countries (Social Indicators Research Series)
Fine-Davis, Margret, Fagnani, Jeanne, Giovannini, Dino, Højgaard, Lis, Clarke, Hilary
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Description for Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A Comparative Study in Four European Countries (Social Indicators Research Series)
Hardcover. Presents an analysis of the dilemmas faced by working parents with young children in four European countries. This book presents the results of a survey carried out simultaneously in France, Italy, Denmark and Ireland and a comparative analysis of people's dilemmas and coping strategies in these countries. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 749.
At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic behaviour, the growth of the service economy and, as a consequence, the new dilemmas that the advanced societies face. Most European countries have failed to adapt adequately to the novel challenges and the result is an increasingly serious disequilibrium. Women explicitly desire economic independence and the societal collective, too, needs to maximise ... Read more
At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic behaviour, the growth of the service economy and, as a consequence, the new dilemmas that the advanced societies face. Most European countries have failed to adapt adequately to the novel challenges and the result is an increasingly serious disequilibrium. Women explicitly desire economic independence and the societal collective, too, needs to maximise ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Social Indicators Research Series
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402018077
SKU
V9781402018077
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A Comparative Study in Four European Countries (Social Indicators Research Series)
"This excellent cross-national study unambiguously shows that a truly workable and positive social equilibrium needs more than public support for mothers. It needs, somehow or other, to equalise the employment and caring roles of men and women alike . . . What Fathers and Mothers helps us to realise is that no workable social equilibrium can materialise unless we somehow ... Read more