Overstretched: European Families Up Against the Demands of Work and Care

Kröger, Teppo; Sipilä, Jorma

Overstretched provides fresh perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis, offering an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light.

• A collection of essays providing new perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis.
• Focuses on families who live under strained conditions, such as lone parent families, immigrant families, and families who care simultaneously for both their children and an elderly family member.
• Based on interviews with families from Finland, France, Italy, Portugal and the UK.
• Develops methods for doing comparative qualitative analysis in practice.
• Offers new insights into the problems of gender balance in caring, and the significance of cultural notions and working hours.
• Offers an opportunity to discuss and evaluate care policies in a new light.

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2005-07-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781405132121

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Dimensions: 231.1cm x152.4cm

Pages: 176.0