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Title Fast-forward family : home, work, and relationships in middle-class America / edited by Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Called "the most unusually voyeuristic anthropology study ever conducted" by the New York Times, this groundbreaking book provides an unprecedented glimpse into modern-day American families. In a study by the UCLA Sloan Center on Everyday Lives and Families, researchers tracked the daily lives of 32 dualworker middle class Los Angeles families between 2001 and 2004. The results are startling, and enlightening. Fast-Forward Family shines light on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and the challenges for parents as they try to reconcile ideals regarding what it means to be a good parent, a good worker, and a good spouse. Though there are also moments of connection, affection, and care, it's evident that life for 21st century working parents is frenetic, with extended work hours, children's activities, chores, meals to prepare, errands to run, and bills to pay."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note to the reader; Introduction; 1. Coming Home; 2. At Home; 3. Dinner; 4. Mountains of Things; 5. Housework; 6. Chores; 7. Homework and Recreation; 8. Nurturing; 9. Stress; 10. Health as a Family matter; 11. Time for Family; 12. The Good Enough Family; Appendix: The CELF Study; References; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z.
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Subject Middle class families -- United States.
Middle class families.
United States.
Work and family -- United States.
Work and family.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Ochs, Elinor, editor.
Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Fast-forward family. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2013 9780520273979 0520273974 (DLC) 2012027301
ISBN 0520955099 (electronic book)
9780520955097 (electronic book)
9780520273979 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0520273974 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780520273986 (paperback)
0520273982 (paperback)