Work-Life Balance in Europe

The Role of Job Quality

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-01-01
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt476 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWork and Welfare in Europe
Antal sidor293
Upplaga11001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349330980

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BARBARA BEHAM is Assistant Professor in Gender and Diversity Management, Institute of Management, Humboldt University in Berlin, GermanyMARCUS BYGREN is Associate Professor of Sociology, Stockholm University, SwedenHEEJUNG CHUNG is Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsSANDRA DEMA MORENO is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology University of Oviedo, SpainANN-ZOFIE DUVANDER is Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography, Stockholm University, SwedenCOLETTE FAGAN is Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester, UKTOMMY FERRARINI is Associate Professor, Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University, SwedenZYAB IBANEZ is a freelance researcher based in the UKJOHANNA LAMMI-TASKULA is Senior Researcher, National Institute for Health and Welfare, FinlandTINE ROSTGAARD is Senior Researcher, Danish National Centre for Social Research, DenmarkMINNA SALMI is Research Manager at the National Institute for Health and Welfare, FinlandPIERRE WALTHERY is a Researcher and Doctoral Student, Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester, UK

Introduction; S.Drobnic & A.M.Guillén Working Hours, Autonomy, and Work-family Conflict: a Multi-level Approach; H.Chung Job Quality and Work-life Balance: A Comparison of Parents and Older Workers in Europe; C.Fagan & P.Walthéry Job Quality, Work–family Tensions and Well-being: the Finnish Case; M.Salmi & J.Lammi-Taskula Job Demands and Work-family Conflict: Empirical Evidence from Service Sector Employees in Eight European Countries; B.Beham & S.Drobnic Part-time in Skilled Jobs: The Case of the U.K., the Netherlands and Spain; Z.Ibáñez Policies and Practices in Care; T.Rostgaard Time with Children: Parents' Active Childcare in Different Family Policy Models; M.Bygren, A.Duvander & T.Ferrarini Tensions between Work and Private Life in Spanish Dual-income Couples; S.Dema Concluding Thoughts on Tensions between Work and Private Life and Policy Responses; A.M.Guillén