SOC362H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Parental Leave, Nanny, Job Sharing
Document Summary
Media item: fights over how women could raise healthy families and lead high power carriers, best seller of lean in . Three explanations for these trends, and one non-explanation. Effects of, and explanations for, birth rate changes. Terms to know working mother replacement birth rate extinction rate mommy track. More than just (work) life / family balance. Can also work with people who are single. Loosing time per week for family related reasons. 1. commuting: family with children live in suburbs and work in metropolitan s: shopping: you need to drive longer times for food and clothes , technology. Three reasons for problems doing both paid work and family work at home. Communication technology: we are available 24/7 because of communication tech. Some jobs require you work outside of normal hours. You are on-call even when you aren"t physically in office. Status: high status people don"t have to be available 24/7: physical presence: you miss the water-cooler chats.
