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Work Matters
How Parents' Jobs Shape Children's Well-BeingBy Maureen Perry-JenkinsNarrated by Katherine Fenton
Length6h 9m
About this audiobook
This audiobook narrated by Katherine Fenton explores how new parents in low-wage jobs juggle the demands of work and childcare
Low-wage workers make up the largest group of employed parents in the United States, yet scant attention has been given to their experiences as new mothers and fathers.
Work Matters brings the unique stories of these diverse individuals to light. Drawing on years of research and more than fifteen hundred family interviews, Maureen Perry-Jenkins describes how new parents cope with the demands of infant care while holding down low-wage, full-time jobs, and she considers how managing all of these responsibilities have long-term implications for child development. She examines why some parents and children thrive while others struggle, demonstrates how specific job conditions impact parental engagement and child well-being, and discusses common-sense and affordable ways that employers can provide support.
In the United States, federal parental leave policy is unfunded. As a result, many new parents, particularly hourly workers, return to their jobs just weeks after giving birth because they cannot afford not to. Not surprisingly, workplace policies that offer parents flexibility and leave time are crucial. But Perry-Jenkins shows that the time parents spend at work also matters. Their day-to-day experiences on the job, such as relationships with supervisors and coworkers, job autonomy, and time pressures, have long-term consequences for parents' mental health, the quality of their parenting, and, ultimately, the health of their children.
An overdue look at an important segment of the parenting population,
Work Matters proposes ways to reimagine low-wage work to sustain new families and the development of future generations.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Self-Help
Length6 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byKatherine Fenton
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 9, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Anno - Preface
5Chapter 4 - They Treat Me Right Then I Do Right by Them
2Chapter 1 - They Sure Don't Make It Easy for Parents
6Chapter 5 - This Parenting Thing Is Harder Than It Looks
3Chapter 2 - The Invisible Americans
7Chapter 6 - I Just Want Him to Have a Good Start in Life
4Chapter 3 - A Little Can Go a Long Way
8Chapter 7 - Thriving or Surviving, Closing Annos
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