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The Baby Boomer generation is facing a time of heightened
uncertainty. Blessed with unprecedented levels of education,
health, and life expectancy, many hope to contribute to society
after their retirement. Yet they must also navigate ambiguous
career exits and retirement paths, as established scripts for
schooling, parenting, and careers continue to unravel. In Encore
Adulthood, Phyllis Moen presents the realities of the "encore" life
stage - the years between traditional careers and childraising and
old age. Drawing on large-scale data sets and interviews with
Boomers, HR personnel, and policymakers, this book illuminates the
challenges that Boomers encounter as they transition from
traditional careers into retirement. Beyond data analysis, Moen
discusses the personal impact for Boomers' wellbeing, happiness,
and health when they are unable to engage in meaningful work during
their encore years, as well as the potential economic loss that
would occur when a large, qualified group of people prematurely
exit the workforce. Moen concludes with proposals for a range of
encore jobs that could galvanize Boomers to take on desirable and
sought-after second acts, emphasizing meaningful work over
high-paying jobs and flexibility over long hours. An important
analysis of an understudied and new life stage, Encore Adulthood
makes an important contribution to the existing scholarship on
careers, work, and retirement.
Phyllis Moen describes the meshing of work and family roles not
only as the private dilemma of individual women and their families
but also as a public dilemma for the nation. This is an issue
linked to deep apprehensions about families' and children's
well-being, to demands for gender equality, to the outcry of some
for a return to the traditional wife-as-homemaker role, and to
growing concerns about labor market needs, productivity, and
economic competitiveness.
Moen addresses the following central question: What are the
major implications--for society, families, husbands, children, and
women themselves--of the substantial and progressive movement of
American women into the labor force? The dominant focus is on
employed mothers of young children (those under the age of six)
since it is these women who have experienced the greatest change
and who encounter the greatest difficulty in reconciling employment
demands and family responsibilities. An overriding theme is the
unevenness of social change: American mothers of young children may
be moving into the labor force in unprecendented numbers, but
husbands, employers, and public policies are slow to accommodate
this emerging reality. The issues raised are of concern to a broad
spectrum of the educated public, but the book should be no less
valuable to social scientists seeking to extend their knowledge of
issues in this area of growing concern and can be used in courses
relating to the sociology of the family, social problems, gender
roles, and social policy.
The Career Mystique shows that most Americans-men and
women-continue to embrace the myth that hard work, long hours, and
continuous employment pay off, even though it is out of date and
out of place in twenty-first-century America. Phyllis Moen and
Patricia Roehling argue that the lock step arrangements around
education, work, family, and retirement no longer fit the realities
and risks of contemporary living, yet the roles, rules, and
regulations spawned by the career mystique remain in place. This
books shows that ambiguities and uncertainties about the future
abound in boardrooms, in offices, and on factory floors, as
Americans face the realities of corporate restructuring, chronic
job insecurity, and double demands at work and at home. Moen and
Roehling show the career mystique for what it is: a false myth
standing in the way of creating new, alternative workplaces and
career flexibilities. Based on research funded by the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation and the National Institute on Aging.
The Career Mystique shows that most Americans-men and
women-continue to embrace the myth that hard work, long hours, and
continuous employment pay off, even though it is out of date and
out of place in twenty-first-century America. Phyllis Moen and
Patricia Roehling argue that the lock step arrangements around
education, work, family, and retirement no longer fit the realities
and risks of contemporary living, yet the roles, rules, and
regulations spawned by the career mystique remain in place. This
books shows that ambiguities and uncertainties about the future
abound in boardrooms, in offices, and on factory floors, as
Americans face the realities of corporate restructuring, chronic
job insecurity, and double demands at work and at home. Moen and
Roehling show the career mystique for what it is: a false myth
standing in the way of creating new, alternative workplaces and
career flexibilities. Based on research funded by the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation and the National Institute on Aging.
Why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and
companies-and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees
and the bottom line Today's ways of working are not working-even
for professionals in "good" jobs. Responding to global competition
and pressure from financial markets, companies are asking employees
to do more with less, even as new technologies normalize 24/7 job
expectations. In Overload, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen document how
this new intensification of work creates chronic stress, leading to
burnout, attrition, and underperformance. "Flexible" work policies
and corporate lip service about "work-life balance" don't come
close to fixing the problem. But this unhealthy and unsustainable
situation can be changed-and Overload shows how. Drawing on five
years of research, including hundreds of interviews with employees
and managers, Kelly and Moen tell the story of a major experiment
that they helped design and implement at a Fortune 500 firm. The
company adopted creative and practical work redesigns that gave
workers more control over how and where they worked and encouraged
managers to evaluate performance in new ways. The result?
Employees' health, well-being, and ability to manage their personal
and work lives improved, while the company benefited from higher
job satisfaction and lower turnover. And, as Kelly and Moen show,
such changes can-and should-be made on a wide scale. Complete with
advice about ways that employees, managers, and corporate leaders
can begin to question and fix one of today's most serious workplace
problems, Overload is an inspiring account about how rethinking and
redesigning work could transform our lives and companies.
Why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and
companies-and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees
and the bottom line Today's ways of working are not working-even
for professionals in "good" jobs. Responding to global competition
and pressure from financial markets, companies are asking employees
to do more with less, even as new technologies normalize 24/7 job
expectations. In Overload, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen document how
this new intensification of work creates chronic stress, leading to
burnout, attrition, and underperformance. "Flexible" work policies
and corporate lip service about "work-life balance" don't come
close to fixing the problem. But this unhealthy and unsustainable
situation can be changed-and Overload shows how. Drawing on five
years of research, including hundreds of interviews with employees
and managers, Kelly and Moen tell the story of a major experiment
that they helped design and implement at a Fortune 500 firm. The
company adopted creative and practical work redesigns that gave
workers more control over how and where they worked and encouraged
managers to evaluate performance in new ways. The result?
Employees' health, well-being, and ability to manage their personal
and work lives improved, while the company benefited from higher
job satisfaction and lower turnover. And, as Kelly and Moen show,
such changes can-and should-be made on a wide scale. Complete with
advice about ways that employees, managers, and corporate leaders
can begin to question and fix one of today's most serious workplace
problems, Overload is an inspiring account about how rethinking and
redesigning work could transform our lives and companies.
The Baby Boomer generation is facing a time of heightened
uncertainty. Blessed with unprecedented levels of education,
health, and life expectancy, many hope to contribute to society
after their retirement. Yet they must also navigate ambiguous
career exits and retirement paths, as established scripts for
schooling, parenting, and careers continue to unravel. In Encore
Adulthood, Phyllis Moen presents the realities of the "encore" life
stage - the years between traditional careers and childraising and
old age. Drawing on large-scale data sets and interviews with
Boomers, HR personnel, and policymakers, this book illuminates the
challenges that Boomers encounter as they transition from
traditional careers into retirement. Beyond data analysis, Moen
discusses the personal impact for Boomers' wellbeing, happiness,
and health when they are unable to engage in meaningful work during
their encore years, as well as the potential economic loss that
would occur when a large, qualified group of people prematurely
exit the workforce. Moen concludes with proposals for a range of
encore jobs that could galvanize Boomers to take on desirable and
sought-after second acts, emphasizing meaningful work over
high-paying jobs and flexibility over long hours. An important
analysis of an understudied and new life stage, Encore Adulthood
makes an important contribution to the existing scholarship on
careers, work, and retirement.
By linking a wide range of social and economic conditions, The
State of Americans is a "thoughtful, compelling piece of work" that
presents a comprehensive overview of American social trends
(William J. Bennett, bestselling author). With previous
publications about social problems dealing with one issue at a
time, The State of Americans is the first book to bring together
the demographic data on social trends, systematically examining the
relationships among them. Readers will find evidence supporting the
authors' claims that it is impossible to determine where America is
headed unless there is consideration of factors such as family
structures and social attitudes and recognition of how they
influence each other. The State of Americans is the perfect read
for anyone looking to understand the interrelationships among
social and economic conditions and how they can determine whether
the nation is prospering or declining.
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 real lives and the outdated
work-hour and career-path roles, rules, and regulations they
confront. It's about Time draws on the data from the Cornell
Couples and Careers Study to demonstrate that: *Regardless of
income, time is a scarce commodity in dual-earner households. With
two jobs, two commutes, often long work hours, high job demands,
business travel, several cars, children, ailing relatives, and/or
pets - time is always an issue.*Time is built into jobs and career
paths in ways that make continuous full-time (40 or typically more
hours a week) paid work a fact of life in American society. *The
multiple strands of life career, family and personal unfold over
time. Spouses move through their life courses in tandem, with early
choices - to have children or not, to work long hours or not, to
switch jobs or not, to relocate for his or her career or not all
having long-term consequences for life quality and for gender
inequality.The evidence from this book suggests that it is about
time for the United States to confront the realities and needs of
contemporary working couples and indeed, all members of the new
workforce. To do so requires more than Band-Aid, short-term (and
often short-sighted) policy remedies. It's about Time argues that
it is essential to re-imagine and reconfigure work hours,
workweeks, and occupational career paths in ways that address the
widening gaps between the time needs and goals of workers and their
families, at all ages and stages of the life course."
The United States will enter the twenty-first century with an
increasingly diverse, unequal, and divided population. Longstanding
tensions persist between ethnic groups, rich and poor, and
immigrants and the native-born. New sources of strain involve
sexual and gender minorities, those who possess alternate family
forms, and white and nonwhite immigrants, as well as the widening
gulf between rich and poor Americans.A Nation Divided offers a
fresh approach to these controversial issues. In this volume,
leading social scientists explore the potentially explosive
combination of diversity and inequality. Using the latest theory
and research, the authors show how different groups become socially
and economically unequal and how such patterns of "durable
inequality" affect national stability. They also discuss strategies
for reducing durable inequality and creating social harmony. Their
contributions address the changing demography of diversity and
inequality and the interplay of diversity, inequality, and
community in educational institutions, the military, the family,
popular culture, and religion.
Phyllis Moen describes the meshing of work and family roles not
only as the private dilemma of individual women and their families
but also as a public dilemma for the nation. This is an issue
linked to deep apprehensions about families' and children's
well-being, to demands for gender equality, to the outcry of some
for a return to the traditional wife-as-homemaker role, and to
growing concerns about labor market needs, productivity, and
economic competitiveness. Moen addresses the following central
question: What are the major implications--for society, families,
husbands, children, and women themselves--of the substantial and
progressive movement of American women into the labor force? The
dominant focus is on employed mothers of young children (those
under the age of six) since it is these women who have experienced
the greatest change and who encounter the greatest difficulty in
reconciling employment demands and family responsibilities. An
overriding theme is the unevenness of social change: American
mothers of young children may be moving into the labor force in
unprecendented numbers, but husbands, employers, and public
policies are slow to accommodate this emerging reality. The issues
raised are of concern to a broad spectrum of the educated public,
but the book should be no less valuable to social scientists
seeking to extend their knowledge of issues in this area of growing
concern and can be used in courses relating to the sociology of the
family, social problems, gender roles, and social policy.
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