Life in Balance?

Reopening the Family-Work Debate

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Magazine articles, talk shows, and commercials advise us that our happiness and well-being rest on striking a balance between work and family. It goes unsaid, however, that the advice is based on an outmoded and unrealistic ideal.This volume reopens the work-life balance debate. Contributors argue that to truly resolve work-family issues, we must recognize work and family life as overlapping aspects of a single existence, rather than separate and competing spheres. A Life in Balance? transcends prevailing myths by revealing how paid work (employment) and unpaid work (caregiving and housework) continue to be set against each other, particularly in support of neo-liberal agendas. A truly equitable national childcare policy must be informed by alternative approaches to integrating family and paid work, such as stay-at-home fathers, family policy in Quebec, and work and care in Aboriginal communities.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-07-01
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774819688

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Catherine Krull is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the Cultural Studies Program at Queen's University, cross-appointed to Women's Studies, and is an associate dean in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Justyna Sempruch is a researcher at the Center for Gender Studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland.Contributors: Patrizia Albanese, Donna Baines, Maureen Baker, Andrea Doucet, Ann Duffy, Margrit Eichler, Bonnie Freeman, Judy Fudge, Margaret Hillyard Little, Nancy Mandell, Susan A. McDaniel, Norene Pupo, Sue Wilson

Introduction: Diversifying the Model, Demystifying the Approach: The Work-Family Debate Reopened / Catherine Krull and Justyna SempruchPart 1: Transcending the Prevailing Myths1 Destabilizing the Nuclear Family Ideal: Thinking Beyond Essentialisms, Universalism, and Binaries / Catherine Krull2 Intergenerational Care Work: Mothering, Grandmothering, and Eldercare / Nancy Mandell and Sue Wilson3 Maternal Employment, Childcare, and Public Policy / Maureen BakerPart 2: Integrating Family and Work4 Work, Care, Resistance, and Mothering: An Indigenous Perspective / Donna Baines and Bonnie Freeman5 "I Am the Patient and Compassionate Cashier": Learning through Unpaid Household Work for Paid Work / Margrit Eichler6 Employment in the New Economy and the Impact on Canadian Families / Ann Duffy and Norene Pupo7 What Impedes Fathers' Participation in Care Work? Theorizing the Community as an Institutional Arena / Andrea Doucet8 Addressing the Interlocking Complexity of Paid Work and Care: Lessons from Changing Family Policy in Quebec / Patrizia AlbanesePart 3: Feminist-Informed Family Initiatives and Family Visions9 Beyond the "Cultural" Landscape of Care: Queering Childcare, Caregiver, and Work / Justyna Sempruch10 Working-Time Regimes, Flexibility, and Work-Life Balance: Gender Equality and Families / Judy Fudge11 The Increasing Invisibility of Mothering / Margaret Hillyard LittleEpilogue: A Feminist Vision for Caring-Employment Integration in Canada / Susan A. McDanielReferences; List of Contributors; Index