Overview

The demand and need for maternity disability and parenting policies have increased enormously in the United States over the past decade. With many states currently considering laws to establish parental leave and legislation on child care provision being drafted at state and federal levels, this volume provides an essential resource. Addressing key public policy issues, supplying historical background and cross-cultural comparison, and offering multiple perspectives on this complex debate, Parental Leave and Child Care makes a case for the development of public policy that will support working as well as parenting. Author note: Janet Shibley Hyde is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Women's Studies Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Marilyn J. Essex is Associate Scientist in the Women's Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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Author:   Janet Hyde
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Edition:   illustrated edition
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780877227328

ISBN 10:   0877227322
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   15 January 1991
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Overview 1. Parental Leave and Infant Care: U.S. and International Trends and Issues, 1978-1988 Sheila B. Kamerman 2. Childbirth and Maternal Employment: Data from a National Longitudinal Survey Patricia Garrett, Sally Lubeck, and DeeAnn Wenk Part II: Economic Issues 3. Science and Politics: The Dual Vision of Feminist Policy Research on Family and Medical Leave Roberta M. Spalter-Roth and Heidi I. Hartmann 4. Parenting Without Poverty, The Case for Funded Parental Leave Ann Bookman Part III: Legal Issues 5. Legal Aspects of Parental Leave: At the Crossroads Susan Deller Ross 6. Legal Aspects of Child Care Lucinda M. Finley Part IV: Perspectives on Work and Society 7. Family Leave: The Need for a New Minimum Standard Ellen Bravo 8. The Labor Movement's Role in Parental Leave and Child Care Carolyn York 9. The Wisconsin Family and Medical Leaves Act: States Resolving the Conflict Between Parenthood and Livelihood John R. Plewa 10. The Place of Caregiving Work in Contemporary Societies Deanne Bonnar Part V: Employers' Experiences 11. Employers' Parental Leave Policies: Does the Labor Market Provide Parental Leave? Eileen Trzcinski 12. How Does the Employer Benefit from Child Care? Jules M. Marquart 13. Employers' Child Care Policies: Sick Child Care Mary Dunn 14. Family Leave Policymaking in a Mid-Sized Professional Firm: A Case Study Linda M. Clifford Part VI: Parental Leave and Its Effects on Women's and Men's Health 15. The Wisconsin Parental Leave Study: Maternity Leave and the Health of Women and Their Families Janet Shibley Hyde and Roseanne Clark 16. The Wisconsin Parental Leave Study The Roles of Fathers Marilyn J. Essex and Marjorie H. Klein 17. Factors Influencing Recovery from Childbirth Lorraine Tulman and Jacqueline Fawcett Part VII: Infants and Infant Care 18. The Timing of Mothers' Return to the Workplace: Effects on the Developing Mother-Infant Relationship Marsha Weinraub and Elizabeth Jaeger 19. Supporting Optimal Parenting Behaviors During Infancy Lynne Sanford Koester 20. The Child Care Preferences of Parents with Young Children: How Little Is Known Freya L. Sonenstein 21. The Regulation Controversy in Family Day Care: The Perspective of Providers Margaret K. Nelson Part VIII: Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives 22. Equal Parenthood and Social Policy: Lessons from a Study of Parental Leave in Sweden Linda Haas 23. The Political History of Parental Leave Policy Dorothy McBride Stetson 24. Parental Leave and Child Care in China Li Min 25. Cultural Values, Child Care, and Parenting: The Italian Experience in Anthropological Perspective George Saunders Appendix A: Task Force Recommendations Appendix B: Summary of Current State Laws on Family Leave; Women's Legal Defense Fund

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