{"product_id":"overstretched-9781405132121","title":"Overstretched","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverstretched\u003c\/i\u003e provides fresh perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis, offering an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA collection of essays providing new perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on families who live under strained conditions, such as lone parent families, immigrant families, and families who care simultaneously for both their children and an elderly family member.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on interviews with families from Finland, France, Italy, Portugal and the UK.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops methods for doing comparative qualitative analysis in practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights into the problems of gender balance in caring, and the significance of cultural notions and working hours.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003e1. Editorial Introduction: European Families Stretched between the Demands of Work and Care (Jorma Sipilä and Teppo Kröger).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Atypical Working Hours: Consequences for Childcare Arrangements (Blanche Le Bihan and Claude Martin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Managing Work and Care: A Difficult Challenge for Immigrant Families (Karin Wall and José Sâo José).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Combining Work and Family in Two Welfare State Contexts: A Discourse Analytical Perspective (Katja Repo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Family Commitments under Negotiation: Dual Carers in Finland and Italy (Minna Zechner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Work and Care Strategies of European Families: Similarities or National Differences (Trine P. Larsen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Caregiving in Transition in Southern Europe: Neither Complete Altruists nor Free Riders (Simonetta Simoni and Rossana Trifiletti).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Managing the Family: Productivity, Scheduling and the Male Veto (John Baldock and Jan Hadlow).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407869419863,"sku":"9781405132121","price":20.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/overstretched-9781405132121","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}