| Description |
xiv, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Sociology and economics |
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Sociology and economics.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Paula England -- 1. How Do Parents' Jobs Affect Children's Lives? -- 2. Data, Samples, and Variables -- 3. Parents' Jobs and Children's Home Environments -- 4. Parents' Jobs and Children's Cognition -- 5. Parents' Jobs and Children's Behavior Problems -- 6. Early Parental Work, Family Social Capital, and Early Childhood Outcomes -- 7. The Cumulative Effects of Work and Family Conditions on Cognitive and Social Outcomes: Early, Recent, and Current Effects Reconsidered -- 8. Conclusions: Work, Family, and Young Children's Lives -- Appendix: Supplemental Child Care Arrangements: Determinants and Consequences. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index. |
| Subject |
Work and family -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Children of working mothers -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Dual-career families -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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| Added Author |
Menaghan, Elizabeth G., 1949-
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| ISBN |
0202304833 (acid-free paper) |
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0202304841 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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