Handbook of Families and Work

Crane and Hill have tapped the best minds to create an integrated perspective of contemporary work and family life. Thoughtful conceptual pieces bring clear focus to pressing and emerging issues in the field. Cutting edge research provides needed data for making sense of the complex interconnections between work and family. Insightful discussion of programmatic and policy alternatives provide concrete solutions that work for both families and employers. Collectively, the ideas in this eclectic volume provide useful tools for researchers, advocates, and practitioners alike. -- Joseph G. Grzywacz Ph.D, Associate Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
The Handbook of Families and Work is a wonderful resource for anyone seeking to understand work and family issues. Many of the best and brightest researchers are contributors, and the coverage is breath-taking. The work deals with issues ranging from the meaning of flexibility and balance, to health, working time and productivity, and ranges across continents, generations, gender and diverse family types. Throughout, the authors pay keen attention to the simple yet fundamental question of how we can make this a better world for all. A must-read! -- Robert Drago Ph.D, Professor of Labor Studies, Penn State University, and author of Striking a Balance
The Handbook of Families and Work makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the interconnections between work and family life. Leading work-family scholars present several perspectives, which serve as frameworks for empirical studies of mothers, fathers, and couples. These studies reveal the usefulness of the perspectives and increase our knowledge of the conditions under which today's families are able to coordinate their work and family lives. This comprehensive interdisciplinary approach will help researchers and practitioners increase the ability of organizations and families integrate work and family life. -- Patricia Voydanoff, Senior Research Associate, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, University of Dayton, author of Work, Family, and Community
The Handbook of Families and Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives lives up to its ambitious title. Editors Crane and Hill have assembled top-flight scholars who examine a remarkable range of work-family topics from psychological, sociological, and management vantage points. This is truly an impressive volume. -- Jeffrey Greenhaus Ph.D, Drexel University, co-author of Work and Family: Allies or Enemies?
Crane and Hill have assembled a treasure trove of work-family researchers as contributors to this remarkably useful volume. They offer a rich picture of the latest work-family theory and research through an impressive breadth of disciplinary lenses. This volume clearly illuminates the complex web of interconnections between work and family life. It's a must for the serious work-family scholar. -- Stewart Friedman Ph.D, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and co-author of Work and Family: Allies or Enemies?
The editors have assembled an outstanding array of interdisciplinary work-family researchers as contributors to their Handbook. Furthermore, the breadth of topics covers both traditional areas of inquiry, as well as extends to some of the cutting-edge topics of relevance to the work-family field. -- Leslie B. Hammer, Portland State University
This book is essential reading for researchers, policy-makers and students interested in understanding the state-of-knowledge on issues relating to balancing work and families. It covers key issues and includes contributions from a wide set of disciplines—including economics, sociology, psychology, business, medicine and family studies. I highly recommend it. -- Christopher J. Ruhm Ph.D, Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
The conference that generated the chapters in this volume was one of the most stimulating I have attended in a long time. The range and caliber of the authors is outstanding, and the topics they address are at the core of the work-family literature. I'm honored to have been included. -- Shelley M. MacDermid Ph.D, Professor of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
Whereas most work-family collections focus on the work side of the equation, these essays place more emphasis on paid work on family life. . . . Its breadth will appeal to a wide audience of scholars and practitioners and serve as a useful introduction and overview of the field for students. . . . Recommended. * CHOICE, April 2010 *