Out of Time The Consequences of Non-standard Employment Schedules for Family Cohesion /

• Main Authors: Täht, Kadri (Author), Mills, Melinda (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; International economics.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Industrial and Organizational Psychology.; Family.; International Economics.

This pioneering work aims at understanding the impact of non-standard (evening, night, weekend) working time on family cohesion, meaning parent-child interaction, partnership quality and divorce or partnership dissolution. ‘Out of time - the Consequences of Non-standard Employment Schedules for Fami...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Where are Nonstandard Schedules Located and Who Works in Them? The Role of Occupational, Household and Institutional Factors
• Nonstandard Work Schedules and Parent-Child Interaction
• Nonstandard Work Schedules and Partnership Quality.- Nonstandard Work Schedules and Partnership Dissolution.- Conclusions: The Impact of Nonstandard Employment Schedules on Family Cohesion.