Forgotten Families - Ending the Growing Crisis Confronting Children and Working Parents in the Global Economy (Hardcover)

In the last half-century, radical changes have rippled through the workplace and the home from Boston to Bombay. In the face of rapid globalization, these changes affect us all, and we can no longer confine ourselves to addressing working and social conditions within our own borders without
simultaneously addressing them on a global scale. Based on over a thousand in-depth interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, Forgotten Families is the first truly global account of how the changing conditions of work threaten children, women and men, and
the infirm. It addresses problems faced by working families in industrialized and developing countries alike, touching on issues of child health and development, barriers to parents getting and keeping jobs, problems families confront daily and in times of crisis, and the roles of growing
inequalities. Rich in individual stories and deeply human, Heymann's book proposes innovative and imaginative ideas for solving the problems of the truly belabored together as a global community.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	February 2006
Authors:	Jody Heymann (Associate Professor, Harvard School of Public Health; Associate Professor of Medicine)
Dimensions:	241 x 163 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515659-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-515659-5
Barcode:	9780195156591

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