Home and work : negotiating boundaries through everyday life / Christena E. Nippert-Eng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nippert-Eng, Christena E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate culture.

Organizational sociology.

Social psychology.

Work and family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 325 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do you put family photos on your desk at work? Are your home and work keys on the same chain? Do you keep one all-purpose calendar for listing home and work events? Do you have separate telephone books for colleagues and friends? In Home and Work, Christena Nippert-Eng examines the intricacies and implications of how we draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," Nippert-Eng examines the ways people sculpt the boundaries between home and work. With remarkable sensitivity to the symbolic value of objects and actions, Nippert-Eng explores the meaning of clothing, wallets, lunches and vacations, and the places and ways in which we engage our family, friends, and co-workers. Commuting habits are also revealing, showing how we make the transition between home and work selves though ritualized behavior like hellos and goodbyes, the consumption of food, the way we dress, our choices of routes to and from work, and our listening, working, and sleeping habits during these journeys. The ways each of us manages time, space, and people not only reflect but reinforce lives that are more "integrating" or "segmenting" at any given time. In clarifying what we take for granted, this book will leave you thinking in different ways about your life and work.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. Territories of the Self: Recognizing the Home-Work Boundary

Two. Cognitive Engineering: Bridging Time, Space, and Self

Three. Structural Constraints and Personal Discretion: Work Stakes Its Claims

Four. Be It Ever So Humble, There Are Also Surveyors at Home

Five. Jimmy, Eleanor, and the Logic of Boundary Work

Conclusion. Beyond Home and Work: Boundary Theory

Appendix. INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HOME AND WORK

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-312) and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612738470

9781282738478

128273847X

9780226581477

0226581470

OCLC:

656857097