Working couples caring for children and aging parents
Subtitle: effects on work and well-being
By: by Margaret B. Neal and Leslie B. Hammer.
Contributors: Hammer, Leslie B.
Series: Series in applied psychology
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780805846034; 9780805846041
Subjects: Work and family -- United States; Sandwich generation -- United States; Dual-career families -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-254) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Kathleen Christensen; title: Preface; title: pt. I: Introduction. The "sandwiched generation" : introduction; title: Employer and governmental initiatives affecting work and family life in the United States; title: A brief overview of supports provided to working caregivers in countries other than the United States; title: Theoretical perspectives on the work-family interface and conceptual framework for the book; title: pt. II: Findings from a national study.  Who are working, "sandwiched-generation" couples?; title: How couples are doing : the effects of being "sandwiched" on work-family fit, well-being, and work; title: Development of a model of work-family coping strategies and advice from couples; title: Work-family coping strategies : what are the effects on work-family fit, well-being, and work; title: Workplace supports : effects on work-family fit, well-being, and work; title: Changes in work and family roles and outcomes over time; title: pt. III: Effecting change : Where do we go from here?  Summary of major findings and recommendations for next steps; title: Appendix A: Methods and procedures of the study; title: Appendix B:  Survey Instruments (Waves 1 and 2); title: Appendix C: Tables.