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Margaret B. Neal |
Leslie B. Hammer |
An Interview with
Margaret B. Neal
and Leslie B. Hammer
by Karen Corday and Judi Casey
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Corday: Please give an overview of the study on which your new book, Working Couples Caring for Children and Aging Parents, is based.
Neal: In this study, we focused on individuals who are caring for both children and elderly parents. There has been research focused on people caring for one of these groups and working outside of the home, and a few studies have looked at workers with multiple family responsibilities, but not many.
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A Model of Work-Family Coping Strategies for Sandwiched Couples
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Source: Neal, M.B. & Hammer, L.B. (2006). Working Couples Caring for Children and Aging Parents: Effects on Work and Well-Being. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network maintains an
online database which contains the citations and annotations of work-family research publications.
One year ago, there were 7,000 citations in the Literature Database. As of January 2007, we now have over 8,250 citations.
Each month, we highlight up to ten publications that have recently been entered into this database.
This month's selections...
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Work-Family Project
The BOLD Initiative
By Bea Fitzpatrick
President and CEO
The BOLD Initiative’s mission is to transform the way corporate America views and utilizes flexible work options: from being an employee perk to an effective tool for enhancing performance. This mission has never been more important. American corporations are consolidating and downsizing, as well as outsourcing and creating facilities overseas, thus increasing stress on employees who are being asked to do more with fewer resources. At the same time, shifting demographics are driving an intense war for talent among corporations who are striving to attract and retain the very best talent.
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Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
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Judi Casey, MSW, Director |
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Karen Corday, MSLIS, Research Associate |
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Christina Matz, MSW and Sandee Shulkin, MSW, Co-Project Managers |
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E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu
Phone: 617-552-1708
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Mailing Address:
Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Boston College
605 McGuinn Hall
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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