ABSTRACT
Containing 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Work, Family, and Community in the New Economy
chapter Two|23 pages
How Friendly is the “Family– Friendly” Workplace?
A View from the Biotech Industry
part II|121 pages
From Family Connections to Community Involvement
part III|53 pages
Investing in Community: Everybody's Business
chapter Nine|19 pages
The Trials of a Full-Time Working Mom
Or, How I Became a Part-Time Worker and a Part-Time Community Activist
