Description

Overstretched 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.

  • A 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.
  • Focuses 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.
  • Based on interviews with families from Finland, France, Italy, Portugal and the UK.
  • Develops methods for doing comparative qualitative analysis in practice.
  • Offers new insights into the problems of gender balance in caring, and the significance of cultural notions and working hours.
  • Offers an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light.

Overstretched: European Families Up Against the Demands of Work and Care

Product form

£23.03

Includes FREE delivery
Usually despatched within 5 days
Paperback / softback by Teppo Kröger , Jorma Sipilä

Out of stock

Short Description:

Overstretched provides fresh perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 10/05/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405132121, 978-1405132121
    ISBN10: 1405132124

    Number of Pages: 176

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Overstretched 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.

    • A 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.
    • Focuses 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.
    • Based on interviews with families from Finland, France, Italy, Portugal and the UK.
    • Develops methods for doing comparative qualitative analysis in practice.
    • Offers new insights into the problems of gender balance in caring, and the significance of cultural notions and working hours.
    • Offers an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light.

    Customer Reviews

    Be the first to write a review
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)

    Recently viewed products

    © 2025 Book Curl,

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account