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022 _a1522-3191;
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100 _aPresser, Harriet B.,
245 4 _aThe Economy That Never Sleeps.
_cHarriet B. Presser.
260 _bContexts,
_c2004.
440 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
_nArticle 54,
_pBusiness,
_x1522-3191;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
500 _aOriginally Published: The Economy That Never Sleeps, Spring 2004; pp. 42-49.
520 _aForty percent of the American labor force works mostly during nonstandard times--in the evenings, overnight, on rotating or variable shifts, or on weekends. These schedules challenge American families, particularly those with children. Research suggests that such schedules undermine the stability of marriages, increase the amount of housework to be done, reduce family cohesiveness, and require elaborate child-care arrangements." (CONTEXTS) This article discusses the impact a nonstandard work schedule has on families and relationships.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650 _aChild care
650 _aChildren of working parents
650 _aDual-career families
650 _aParent and child
650 _aShift systems
650 _aSleep deprivation
650 _aStress (Psychology)
650 _aWork and family
710 _aProQuest Information and Learning Company
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2005,
_pBusiness.
_x1522-3191;
942 _c UKN
999 _c36026
_d36026