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January 2009
Volume 11(1)

Editor: Karen Corday, MSLIS
 
Network Updates Conversations with the Experts The International Corner Call For Papers, Proposals and Awards Conferences and Events Literature Updates
 

Each month, we select up to ten publications from those that have recently been entered into the Literature Database.

A year ago, there were approximately 9,200 citations in the Literature Database. As of January 2009, we now have over 10,215 citations.
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For this issue of The Network News, we have selected classic books from the work-family canon that have made a significant contribution and stood the test of time. Selected by Ann Bookman, Judi Casey, Netsy Firestein, Mindy Fried, Jacquelyn James and Shelley MacDermid
» Bailyn, L. (1993). Breaking the mold: Redesigning work for productive and satisfying lives. Ithaca, NY: ILR Press.
» Baruch, G., Barnett, R.C., & Rivers, C. (1983). Lifeprints: New patterns of love and work for today’s women. New York: New American Library.
» Blades, J.B., & Rowe-Finkbeiner, K. (2006). The motherhood manifesto: What America’s moms want and what to do about it. New York: Nation Books.
» Burud, S., Aschbacher, P.R., & McCroskey, J. (1984). Employer-supported child care: Investing in human resources. Boston: Auburn House Pub. Co.
» Coontz, S. (1992). The way we never were: American families and the nostalgia trap. New York: Basic Books.
» Folbre, N. (2001). The invisible heart: Economics and family values. New York: New Press.
» Galinsky, E. (1999). Ask the children: What America’s children really think about working parents. New York: William Morrow.
» Gerson, K. (1993). No man’s land: Men’s changing commitments to family and work. New York: Basic Books.
» Gornick, J. & Meyers, M. (2003). Families that work: Policies for reconciling parenthood and employment. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
» Greenhaus, J. & Friedman, S. (2000). Work and family—allies or enemies?: What happens when business professionals confront life courses. New York: Oxford University Press.
» Harrington, M. (1999). Care and inequality: Inventing a new family politics. New York: Knopf.
» Heymann, J. (2000). The widening gap: Why America’s working families are in jeopardy and what can be done about it. New York: Basic Books.
» Hochschild, A.R. (1997) The time bind: When work becomes home and home becomes work. New York: Metropolitan Books.
» Hochschild, A.R., with Machung, A. (1989). The second shift: Working parents and the revolution at home. New York: Viking.
» Jacobs, J.A., & Gerson, K. (2004). The time divide: Work, family and gender inequality. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
» Kanter, R.M. (1977). Men and women of the corporation. New York: Basic Books
» Kanter, R.M. (1977). Work and family in the United States: A critical review and agenda for research and policy. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
» Moen, P. (Ed.). (2003). It’s about time: Couples and careers. Ithaca, NY: ILR Press.
» Newman, K.S. (1999). No shame in my game: The working poor in the inner city. New York: Knopf and the Russell Sage Foundation.
» Presser, H. (2003). Working in a 24/7 economy: Challenges for American families. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
» Schor, J. (1991). The overworked American: The unexpected decline of leisure. New York: Basic Books.
» Stack, C. (1974). All our kin: Strategies for survival in a Black community. New York: Harper & Row.
» Williams, J. (2000). Unbending gender: Why family and work conflict and what to do about it. New York: Oxford University Press.
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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.

The Sloan Work and Family Research Network appreciates the extensive support we have received from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Boston College community.