What’s New

Karen Corday October 24th, 2008

New from the Network:

Who’s Who in Work and Family: Lisa R. Pruitt and Chris Morett.
Work and Family Encyclopedia: Rural Families and Work-Family Issues, by Lisa R. Pruitt

Internet, Cellphones May Strengthen Family Unit, Study Finds
Donna St. George reports for the Washington Post on a new report published by the Pew Internet and American Life Project; findings indicate that technologies such as cell phones, e-mail, and text messaging do not weaken family units, but rather serve to compensate for “the stress and hurry of modern life.”
Work Now, Play Later
Christine McConville of the Boston Herald discusses Boston College professor Alicia Munnell’s new book, Working Longer, in which she recommends people work until at least the age of 67.

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Flexible Work Changes ‘Reviewed’
BBC News reports that the U.K.’s Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, is looking into “all regulations due to come into force,” including the expansion of the right to request flexible work to parents of children up to the age of 16.
With New Advances in Technology, Why Are We Still Jumping in the Car?
Paul Lima writes for Toronto’s The Globe and Mail on the reasons some companies do not use telemarketing, despite the obvious environmental benefits.

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