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1 online resource (xviii, 325 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Negotiating Home and Work: From Integration to Segmentation; 1. Territories of the Self: Recognizing the Home-Work Boundary; 2. Cognitive Engineering: Bridging Time, Space, and Self; 3. Structural Constraints and Personal Discretion: Work Stakes Its Claim; 4. Be It Ever So Humble, There Arer Also Surveyors at Home; 5. Jimmy, Eleanor, and the Logic of Boundary Work; Conclusion. Beyond Home and Work: Boundary Theory; Appendix. Interview Questionnaire for Home and Work; References; Index. |
| Summary |
Do you put family photos on your desk at work? Are your home and work keys on the same chain? Do you keep one all-purpose calendar for listing home and work events? Do you have separate telephone books for colleagues and friends? In Home and Work, Christena Nippert-Eng examines the intricacies and implications of how we draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," Nippert-Eng examines the ways people sculpt the boundaries between home and work. With. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Organizational sociology.
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Organizational sociology. |
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Work and family.
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Work and family. |
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Corporate culture.
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Corporate culture. |
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Social psychology.
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Social psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nippert-Eng, Christena E. Home and work. Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 1996 9780226581453 (DLC) 95039967 (OCoLC)33208064 |
| ISBN |
9780226581477 (electronic book) |
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0226581470 (electronic book) |
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0226581454 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226581462 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226581460 |
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9780226581453 |
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