This volume focuses upon the complex nature of the work-family interface, and how families around the globe deal with the inherent dilemmas therein. Chapters examine how work affects families in both overt and discrete manners, as well as how family life, in turn, affects paid employment.
Based on a sweeping, ten country study, The Work-Family Interface in Global Context comprises the most comprehensive and rigorous cross-cultural study of the work-family interface to date.
Work–life balance and performance across countries: Cultural and institutional approaches. In D. A. Major & R. Burke (Eds.), Handbook of Work–Life Integration Among Professionals: Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 357–380).
Cross-cultural approaches to work-family conflict. In K. Korabik, D. S. Lero, & D. L. Whitehead (Eds.), Handbook of work-family integration: Research, theory and best practices (pp. 353–370). New York, NY: Elseiver.
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Toconclude,underlying assumptions regarding thenatureof work andwork–family integration at the national, organizational and subculturallevels affect individuals' attemptsatintegration, suggesting thatcultural change isessential atmany ...
This volume speaks to scholars, researchers, and students who address the theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant issues associated with the work-family-community interface.
Examining topics such as family migration, acculturation and implications for clinical intervention, the book starts by providing an overarching conceptual framework, then moves into a comparison of countries and cultures, with an overview ...
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Work & Family: Changing Roles of Men and Women
Presents an examination of occupational stress, health and well being, with particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. This book offers a critical assessment of issues in occupational stress and well being.