It's about Time : : Couples and Careers / / ed. by Phyllis Moen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Altucher, Kristine A.,; Batt, Rosemary,; Campbell, Kristin,; Chesley, Noelle,; Christensen, Kathleen,; Clarkberg, Marin,; Cornelius, Steve W.,; Dentinger, Emma,; Edgell, Penny,; Firebaugh, Francille M.,; Gomory, Ralph,; Han, Shin-Kap,; Harris-Abbott, Deborah,; Heck, Ramona K. Z.,; Hofmeister, Heather,; Hutchens, Robert M.,; Kavey, Allison,; Kim, Jungmeen E.,; Lee, Shinok,; Marler, Janet H.,; Merola, Stacey S.,; Milkovich, George T.,; Min, Hyunjoo,; Mock, Steven E.,; Moen, Phyllis,; O'Brien, Liane,; Orrange, Robert M.,; Pixley, Joy E.,; Roehling, Patricia V.,; Shore, Richard P.,; Still, Mary C.,; Strang, David,; Sweet, Stephen,; Tolbert, Pamela S.,; Townsend, Bickley,; Valcour, P. Monique,; Waismel-Manor, Ronit,; Wethington, Elaine,; Williams, Lindy B.,; Williams, Sonya,
• HerausgeberIn: Moen, Phyllis,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.) :; 42 charts/graphs, 45 tables

How do two-career couples manage in a one-career world?It's about Time examines this mismatch between outdated scripts and the experiences of dual-earner couples. It broadens our understanding of occupational and family career strategies couples use in light of the widening gap between their re...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• Part One. Time Strategies
• 2. Time Clocks: Work-Hour Strategies
• 3. Competing Clocks: Work and Leisure
• 4. Family Clocks: Timing Parenthood
• 5. Commuting Clocks: Journey to Work
• 6. Career Clocks: Forked Roads
• Part Two. Strains, Successes, and Subjective Assessments
• 7. Spillover
• 8. Well-Being
• 9. Success
• 10. Managing Households
• 11. Turning Points in Work Careers
• 12. Prioritizing Careers
• Part Three. Community, Organizational, and Policy Contexts
• 13. Sunday Morning Rush Hour
• 14. The New Technology Climate
• 15. Alternative Employment Arrangements
• 16. Moving toward Retirement
• 17. The Case of Same-Sex Couples
• 18. Institutionalizing Family-Friendly Policies
• 19. Work-Life Integration: Challenges and Organizational Responses
• Epilogue: Toward a Policy Agenda
• Appendix: Methodological Notes on The Cornell Couples and Careers Study
• Notes
• References
• Contributors
• Index