Finding Time

The Economics of Work-Life Conflict

Heather Boushey

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Publication Date: 04/19/2016

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360 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

3 photos, 30 illus., 10 tables

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Preface
Introduction
1. Our Roots
2. Stalled: Today’s Middle Class
3. Stuck: Today’s Low-Income Families
4. Soaring above and Sounding the Alarm: Today’s Professional Families
5. Thinking Like an Economist
6. Here at Home: Paid Time off to Care
7. There at Work: Scheduling Time
8. Care: When You Can’t Be at Home
9. Fair: Finding the Right Path
Conclusion
Appendix: Data and Methods
Figure Sources
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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Honorable Mention, 2017 PROSE Award, Economics category, Association of American Publishers

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016

An ISE Magazine Best Book of 2016

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