Fast-forward family : home, work, and relationships in middle-class America / edited by Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik.

Other author Ochs, Elinor.
Other author Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2013.
Descriptionxvi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Middle class families--United States.
Work and family--United States.

Contents Introduction / Elinor Ochs, Tamar Kremer-Sadlik -- Coming home / Elinor Ochs, Belinda Campos -- At home / Anthony P. Graesch -- Dinner / Elinor Ochs, Margaret Beck -- Mountains of things / Jeanne E. Arnold -- Housework / Wendy Klein, Carolina Izquierdo, Thomas N. Bradbury -- Chores / Wendy Klein, Marjorie Harness Goodwin -- Homework and recreation / Tamar Kremer-Sadlik, Kris Gutiérrez -- Nurturing / Marjorie Harness Goodwin, Charles Goodwin -- Stress / Rena Repetti, Darby Saxbe, Shu-wen Wang -- Health as a family matter / Linda C. Garro -- Time for family / Tamar Kremer-Sadlik -- The good enough family / Elinor Ochs, Tamar Kremer-Sadlik.
Abstract "In a study by the UCLA Sloan Center on Everyday Lives and Families, researchers tracked the daily lives of 32 dualworker middle class Los Angeles families between 2001 and 2004. The results are startling, and enlightening. Fast-Forward Family shines light on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and the challenges for parents as they try to reconcile ideals regarding what it means to be a good parent, a good worker, and a good spouse. Though there are also moments of connection, affection, and care, it's evident that life for 21st century working parents is frenetic, with extended work hours, children's activities, chores, meals to prepare, errands to run, and bills to pay."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-288) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Fast-forward family. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013 0520955099
LCCN 2012027301
ISBN9780520273979 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520273974 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520273986 (pbk.)
ISBN0520273982 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HQ536 .F388 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold