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Employment in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for the Family

In: Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy

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  • Harriet B. Presser

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Contemporary societies are characterised by new and more flexible working patterns, new family structures and widening social divisions. This book explores how these macro-level changes affect the micro organisation of daily life, with reference to working patterns and gender divisions in Northern and Western Europe and the United States.

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  • Harriet B. Presser, 2006. "Employment in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for the Family," Chapters, in: Diane Perrons & Colette Fagan & Linda McDowell & Kath Ray & Kevin Ward (ed.), Gender Divisions and Working Time in the New Economy, chapter 3, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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