Bringing a global perspective to community, work and family an examination of extended work hours in families in four countries

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-272

  Heymann, Jody ^a   Earle, Alison ^a,b   Hanchate, Amresh ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended work hours; Global comparative research; High work hours; International labour standards; Parental time availability; Unpaid work hours; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 23344450664     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366880042000245506     Document Type: Review

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