Italian Parents in Precarious Work: How Normative Beliefs Affect Social Understandings of the Work–Family Boundary
Work and Family in the New Economy
ISBN: 978-1-78441-630-0, eISBN: 978-1-78441-629-4
ISSN: 0277-2833
Publication date: 17 February 2015
Abstract
Originality
The study suggests not only thinking in terms of work–family boundary segmentation and integration but also looking at the normative dimensions which can either enhance or exacerbate perceptions of the work–family interface. The value of the study also stems from its theoretically relevant target.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
I am very grateful to Barbara Poggio, Barbara Risman, and Lea Sgier for their suggestions. I also thank Samantha K. Ammons and Erin L. Kelly for their useful comments. Finally, a special thanks to all people I interviewed for telling me their stories.
Citation
Carreri, A. (2015), "Italian Parents in Precarious Work: How Normative Beliefs Affect Social Understandings of the Work–Family Boundary", Work and Family in the New Economy (Research in the Sociology of Work, Vol. 26), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320150000026001
Publisher
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