Combining work and care responsibilities is a challenge faced by
families in many industrialized nations. This volume focuses on the
everyday life of families who live under particularly strained
conditions; that is, lone parent families, immigrant families, dual
career families, and families who care simultaneously for both
their children and an elderly family member. It provides a new
perspective on the reality of European family life where care and
paid work need to woven together on a daily basis.
The book develops methods for doing comparative qualitative
analysis in practice, bringing an original approach to social
research. It offers new insights into the perennial problems of
gender balance in caring, and the significance of cultural notions
and working hours to the organization of care." Overstretched" is
based on interviews with families from Finland, France, Italy,
Portugal and the UK, and makes it possible to discuss care policies
in these and other countries in a new light.
Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy
The object of this series, in this age of re-thinking on social
welfare, is to bring fresh points of view and to attract fresh
audiences to the mainstream of social policy debate.
The choice of themes is designed to feature issues of major
interest and concern, such as are already stretching the boundaries
of social policy.
This is the seventh collection of paper in the series.
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