Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index.
Contents
Pt.1. About time -- The waving window -- Managed values and long days -- An angel of an idea -- Family values and reversed worlds -- Pt.2. From executive suite to factory floor -- Giving at the office -- The administrative mother -- "All my friends are worker bees": being a part-time professional -- "I'm still married": work as an escape value -- "Catching up on the soaps": male pioneers in the culture of time -- What if the boss says no? -- "I want them to grow up to be good single moms" -- The overextended family -- Overtime hounds -- Pt.3. Implications and alternatives -- The third shift -- Evading the time bind -- Making time.