Research Perspectives on Work and the Transition to Motherhood

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Spitzmueller, Christiane (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Matthews, Russell A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Personnel management.; Sociology.; Industrial psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology.; Human Resource Management.; Gender Studies.

This book examines the intricate challenges faced by women and families during the transition to motherhood. It presents unique theoretical and methodological approaches to studying women’s transition from being employees to working mothers. Its focus is on the impact of work on the transition to mo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART I: OVERVIEW AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
• Chapter 1.1: Introduction – Overview and Discussion of Research Challenges; Spitzmueller and Matthews
• Chapter 1.2: Theoretical Perspectives on the Transition to Motherhood; Sabat, Lindsey, King and Jones
• PART II: PREGNANCY AND WORK
• Chapter 2.1: Identity and the Transition to Motherhood; Greenberg, Clair and Ladge
• Chapter 2.2: Marissa Mayer: An Analysis of Media Reaction to a Pregnant CEO; Allen and French
• Chapter 2.3: Worries and Reflections about the Intersection Between Pregnancy and Work: Perspectives of Female Employees and Employers; Hebl
• PART III: MATERNITY LEAVE, MATERNITY BENEFITS, WORK AND ITS IMPACT ON NEW MOTHERS
• Chapter 3.1: Stay at Home or Go Back to Work? Antecedents and Consequences of Mothers’ Return to Work After Childbirth; Grether and Wiese
• Chapter 3.2: Global Maternity Benefits and their Impact on Maternal and Child Well-Being; Zhang, Dirr, Spitzmueller and Epie
• Chapter 3.3: Return to Work Following Parental Leave; Fisher and Toppinen-Tanner
• PART IIII: RETURN TO WORK AND ADJUSTMENT TO CONFLICTING ROLE DEMANDS AND COMMITMENTS
• Chapter 4.1: Maternal Employment and Child Health; Freese, Smith and Grzywacz
• Chapter 4.2: Stereotypes of Employed Mothers and Linkages to Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment; Greer and Morgan
• Chapter 4.3: Breastfeeding and the Working Mom: The Impact of Organizational Policy on Women's Well-Being; Bruk-Lee
• PART V: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• Chapter 5.1: Methodological Challenges for Research on Work and the Transition to Motherhood; Matthews, Fisher, King and Spitzmueller
• Chapter 5.2: What We Don’t Know Yet But Need to Learn: A Research Agenda for Work and the Transition to Motherhood; Spitzmueller and Matthews.