Fast-forward family
Subtitle: home, work, and relationships in middle-class America
By: edited by Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780520273979; 9780520273986
Subjects: Middle-class families; Work and family
Description: "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."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.