The work and family handbook : multi-disciplinary perspectives, methods, and approaches / edited by Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Boston College, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Michigan State University, Stephen Sweet, Ithaca College.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, editor.

Kossek, Ellen Ernst, editor.

Sweet, Stephen A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Work and family.

Work and family--United States.

Work and family--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (817 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press : Taylor & Francis Group, 2008.

Summary:

This handbook will be a welcomed source of information on work and family issues for a variety of students and academics in fields of social work, psychology, sociology, organizational behavior, human resource management, business, and other disciplines.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword ; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; I: Families and Jobs in the 21st Century; 1 Charting New Territory: Advancing Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, Methods, and Approaches in the Study of Work and Family; 2 Understanding Diversity of Work in the 21st Century and Its Impact on the Work-Family Area of Study; 3 Understanding Diversity of Families in the 21st Century and Its Impact on the Work-Family Area of Study; II: Disciplinary Approaches and Theoretical Perspectives

Introduction: The Insights Gained From Integrating Disciplines4 Caregiving and Wage-Earning: A Historical Perspective on Work and Family; 5 Work-Family Policies: The United States in International Perspective; 6 Demographic Implications for Work-Family Research; 7 Family Studies: Situating Everyday Family Life at Work, in Time, and Across Contexts; 8 The Anthropology of the Workplace and the Family; 9 Advancing a Career Focus on Work and the Family: Insights From the Life Course Perspective; 10 Role Theory Perspectives on Work and Family

11 Experimental Social Psychology and the Study of Work and Family12 Sociological Perspectives on Families and Work: The Import of Gender, Class, and Race; 13 The Role of Economics in Work-Family Research; 14 Work and Family From an Industrial/Organizational Psychology Perspective; 15 A Legal Perspective on Family lssues at Work; 16 Connecting Social Work Perspectives to Work-Family Research and Practice; III: Methodological Approaches; Introduction: How Diverse Methodologies Inform Understandings of Work and Family Relations; 17 Ethnography and Working Families

18 Video Ethnography and Ethnoarchaeological Tracking19 Using Survey Research to Address Work-Life Issues; 20 Using Focus Groups to Study Work and Family; 21 Longitudinal Research on Work and Family Issues; 22 In the Moment: The Benefits of the Experience Sampling Method; 23 Case Studies in Work-Family Research; 24 Both Art and Science: Employing Organizational Documentation in Workplace-Based Research; 25 A Multiple Stakeholder Perspective: Implications for Measuring Work-Family Outcomes; 26 Hierarchical Models for Work-Family and Life Course Research

27 The Work-Family Conflict Construct: Methodological Implications28 Using Mixed Methods in Research Related to Work and Family; IV: Advancing Policy and Organizational Change; Introduction: Cultivating Organizational Change and Advancing Public Policy; 29 The Business Case: Managerial Perspectives on Work and the Family; 30 Legislatures, Agencies, Courts, and Advocates: How Laws Are Made, Interpreted, and Modified; 31 Work-Family Interventions and Experiments: Workplaces, Communities, and Society

32 The Standards of Excellence in Work-Life Integration: From Changing Policies to Changing Organizations

Notes:

Copyright ©2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Reprinted 2008 by Psychology Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 25, 2016).

ISBN:

0-203-88538-4

1-135-61118-1

OCLC:

932339688