Sociology 2235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: University Of Western Ontario, Social Stigma, Flextime
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Kibbute = where family shares everything (clothes, etc. ) Video = juggling work and family western libraries films on demand. As a country, we can no longer safely neglect the price being exacted on the family by our economy. And we cannot continue to enjoy the benefits of economic growth without adjusting our policies to a workforce that is half working parents. Finding a better balance between work and family is a problem now ripe for national debate and action . Hewlatt packard split shift (two bodies for one unit/job) Teleworking working from home solution that is rather recent but others don"t realize that they are home for work not just home to relax and be social. Stigma of part time workers lawyers that were scared to tell their bosses they were pregnant (no pictures of kids, not fully engaged in workplace, if time off is needed do not mention kids) 2012 national study on balancing work and caregiving in canada.