
Time Bomb
Work, Rest and Play in Australia Today
NewSouth Publishing
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-74223-295-9 (ISBN)
Description
Relevant and sharp, this record turns a careful eye to the issue of time poverty, throwing light on poor urban planning, workplace policies, and other sociopolitical issues that rob working families of time. While maximising productivity and enhancing professional skills, Australians must raise their children, care for their elderly, be involved in their communities, and shrink their carbon footprints. This book investigates what it costs Australian families to do it all: how men's time is taken up by work, crowding out their capacity to care, and how women struggle to strike a balance between professional ambition and household obligations. It also investigates how work impacts the response to the greatest concern of the 21st century-the planet's sustainability.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney, NSW
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74223-295-9 (9781742232959)
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E-Book
02/2012
NewSouth
€34.49
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Persons
Barbara Pocock is the inaugural director of the Center for Work + Life at the University of South Australia. Natalie Skinner is a research fellow at the Center for Work + Life, managing the Australian Work and Life Index. Philippa Williams is a research fellow at the Centre for Work + Life, managing the Work, Home, and Community Project.