The Changing Realities of Work and Family A Multidisciplinary Approach [Hardcover]

• Brings together works by an extraordinary list of contributors, including Jane Swift, former governor of Massachusetts; practitioners from industry; the leading attorney in discrimination against mothers and pregnant women; and outstanding academics from psychology, business, economics, and human relations
• Examines work and family in the political arena, gay and lesbian workers, work and family as it relates to age, single mothers, and the role of culture and community
• Includes original empirical articles written expressly for this work, in which the most current research on the field of work and family will be presented
• Provides “real world” examples of the intersection of work and family in such fields as business, government, and the law

List of Figures.

Introduction (Amy Marcus-Newhall, Scripps College).

Part I: Employment and Children: How Do Families and Employers Accommodate the Demands?

Introduction (Sherylle J. Tan, Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children, Claremont McKenna College).

1 The Myths and Realities of Maternal Employment (Sherylle J. Tan, Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children Claremont McKenna College).

2 The Upside of Maternal and Dual-Earner Employment: A Focus on Positive Family Adaptations, Home  Environments, and Child Development in the Fullerton Longitudinal Study (Adele Eskeles Gottfried and Allen W. Gottfried, California State University, Northridge and California State Universitylã4