Starting in Our Own Backyards - 9781138982864

Name: Starting in Our Own Backyards - 9781138982864
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Starting in Our Own BackyardsHow Working Families Can Build Community and Survive the New Economy\nAuthor(s): Ann Bookman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138982864, 978-1138982864\nSynopsis\nContaining interviews with more than 100 middle-class working parents in the Boston area, Bookman vividly illustrates the inherent conflicts faced by today's two-working-parent families and the often unfortunate consequences for the community. In an important departure from the ongoing debate, she offers a new paradigm for the relationship between paid and unpaid work that could invigorate both family life and the quality of civil society.