Barbara Schneider and Linda Waite (Eds.). 2005
Being together, working apart: Dual-career families and the work-life balance
Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521607892

This book is based on research findings from the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children and Work at the University of Chicago. Five hundred families with kindergarten-age and teenage children were interviewed in 8 cities nationwide for “The Five Hundred Family Study.” Contributors to the book include Kathleen Christensen, Jerry Jacobs, Pat Raskin, Phyllis Moen, Elaine Wethington, Tom Fricke, Rena Repetti, Jennifer Glass, and Suzanne Bianchi.

Contents include: Part I: “Studying Working Families: An Experiential Approach,” Part II: “Experiences at Work and at Home,” Part III: “Marriage and Family,” Part IV: “Making It Work at Home,” Part V: “Parenting and Adolescent Development,” and Part VI: “Lessons to be Learned.”

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