Work-family challenges for low-income parents and their children / edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crouter, Ann C.

Booth, Alan, 1935-2015.

Series:

Penn State University family issues symposia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Work and family--United States--Congresses.

Working poor--United States--Congresses.

Working poor--Government policy--United States--Congresses.

Poor children--Services for--United States--Congresses.

Poor children--Services for.

Poor children.

Working poor--Government policy.

Working poor.

Work and family.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004.

Contents:

Part I How Has the Availability, Content, and Stability of the Jobs Available for the Working Poor Changed in Recent Decades?

1 The Low-Wage Labor Market: Trends and Policy Implications / Jared Bernstein 3

2 Labor Market and Family Trends and Public Policy Responses / Paula England 35

3 Beyond Low Wages: Underemployment in America / Leif Jensen, Timothy Slack 45

4 Changing Families, Shifting Economic Fortunes, and Meeting Basic Needs / Lynne M. Casper, Rosalind B. King 55

Part II What Features of Work Timing Matter for Families?

5 Employment in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for the Family / Harriet B. Presser 83

6 The Time and Timing of Work: Unique Challenges Facing Low-Income Families / Maureen Perry-Jenkins 107

7 Exploring Process and Control in Families Working Nonstandard Schedules / Kerry Daly 117

8 Using Daily Diaries to Assess Temporal Friction Between Work and Family / David M. Almeida 127

Part III How are the Childcare Needs of Low-Income Families Being Met?

9 Childcare for Low-Income Families: Problems and Promises / Aletha C. Huston 139

10 The Crisis of Care / Barrie Thorne 165

11 Childcare as a Work Support, a Child-focused Intervention, and a Job / C. Cybele Raver 179

12 Childcare for Low-Income Families: Problems and Promise / Martha Zaslow 191

Part IV How are the Challenges of Managing Work and Family Experienced by Low-Income Men and Women?

13 "Making a Way Out of No Way": How Mothers Meet Basic Family Needs While Moving from Welfare to Work / Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Kathryn Edin, Andrew London, Ellen Scott, Vicki Hunter 203

14 Should Promoting Marriage be the Next Stage of Welfare Reform? / Benjamin R. Karney, Shauna H. Springer 243

15 Making Our Way Together: Collaboration in the Move from Welfare to Work / Lynne A. Bond, Amy M. Carmola Hauf 251

16 The Growing Compliance Burden for Recipients of Public Assistance / Andrew J. Cherlin 265

17 Balancing Work and Family: Problems and Solutions for Low-Income Families / Daniel N Hawkins, Shawn D. Whiteman 273.

Notes:

"Based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on 'Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and their Children', held at the Pennsylvania State University on October 10-11, 2003"--P. ix.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

080584600X

0805850775

OCLC:

54790658