The Widening Gap

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Jody Heymann ISBN: 9780465012275
Publisher: Basic Books Publication: November 8, 2001
Imprint: Basic Books Language: English
Author: Jody Heymann
ISBN: 9780465012275
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication: November 8, 2001
Imprint: Basic Books
Language: English

This hard-hitting book draws on the first systematic national research on how the need to meet family obligations is affecting working Americans of all social classes and ethnic groups. What happens when kids get sick? When an elderly parent is hospitalized? How do poor families cope with work-family demands? Jody Heymann's research points to a widening gap between working families and the health and development of children. Outdated labor policy and practice must be brought into the twenty-first century, argues Heymann. To do less is to abandon the precepts of equal opportunity on which America is founded.

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This hard-hitting book draws on the first systematic national research on how the need to meet family obligations is affecting working Americans of all social classes and ethnic groups. What happens when kids get sick? When an elderly parent is hospitalized? How do poor families cope with work-family demands? Jody Heymann's research points to a widening gap between working families and the health and development of children. Outdated labor policy and practice must be brought into the twenty-first century, argues Heymann. To do less is to abandon the precepts of equal opportunity on which America is founded.

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