基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2006. Based on over a thousand in-depth interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, this book is the first truly global account of how the changing conditions of work threaten children, women and men, and the infirm.
Full Description
In the last half-century, radical changes have rippled through the workplace and the home from Boston to Bombay. In the face of rapid globalization, these changes affect us all, and we can no longer confine ourselves to addressing working and social conditions within our own borders without simultaneously addressing them on a global scale. Based on over a thousand in-depth interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, Forgotten Families is the first truly global account of how the changing conditions of work threaten children, women and men, and the infirm. It addresses problems faced by working families in industrialized and developing countries alike, touching on issues of child health and development, barriers to parents getting and keeping jobs, problems families confront daily and in times of crisis, and the roles of growing inequalities. Rich in individual stories and deeply human, Heymann's book proposes innovative and imaginative ideas for solving the problems of the truly belabored together as a global community.
Contents
Preface
1: Dramatic Transformations
2: Who Cares for Preschool Children?
3: School-Age Children: Getting a Chance
4: Parents' Working Conditions and Children's Health
5: Economic and Gender Inequalities
6: Families that Work in Times of Crisis
7: Addressing the Burgeoning Problems
Appendices
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
