Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance [electronic resource] : A Comparative Study in Four European Countries / by Margret Fine-Davis, Jeanne Fagnani, Dino Giovannini, Lis Højgaard, Hilary Clarke.

Erişim Adresi
Link
ISBN
9781402025389
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yer Numarası
DK/16101
Yazar
Fine-Davis, Margret.
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2004.
Yayın Bilgisi
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XXXIV, 352 p. online resource.
Dizi
Social Indicators Research Series, 2215-0099 ; 21
İçindekiler Notu
France -- Italy -- Denmark -- Ireland -- A Comparison of the Four Countries: an Overview -- Methodology -- Children and Family Life -- The Workplace -- Combining Work and Family Life -- Summary and Discussion.
Özet, vb.
At the risk of sounding frivolous, there is a good case to be made for the argument that women constitute the revolutionary force behind contemporary social and economic transformation. It is in large part the changing role of women that explains the new household structure, our altered demographic behaviour, the growth of the service economy and, as a consequence, the new dilemmas that the advanced societies face. Most European countries have failed to adapt adequately to the novel challenges and the result is an increasingly serious disequilibrium. Women explicitly desire economic independence and the societal collective, too, needs to maximise female employment. And yet, this runs up against severe incompatibility problems that then result in very low birth rates. Our aging societies need more kids, yet fertility levels are often only half of what citizens define as their desired number of children. No matter what happens in the next decade, we are doomed to have exceedingly small cohorts that, in turn, must shoulder the massive burden of supporting a retired baby-boom generation. Hence it is tantamount that tomorrow’s adults be maximally productive and, yet, the typical EU member state invests very little in its children and families.
Konu
Sociology.
Quality of life.
Anthropology.
Sociology.
Quality of Life Research.
Anthropology.
Diğer Yazarlar
Fagnani, Jeanne.
Giovannini, Dino.
Højgaard, Lis.
Clarke, Hilary.
Kurum Adı
SpringerLink (Online service)
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