Family, Work and Well-Being

Mia Tammelin, PhD (Social and Public Policy) is an adjunct professor and an Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She has published on various topics related to work, family life, and time, as well as 24-hour economy. Her current, five-year project ‘FamilyTies’, concentrates on paid work, time, family relations and information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Chapter 1. Dimensions of working time, family and well-being: introduction (Author: Mia Tammelin).- Part I. paid and Non-Paid Work in Families.- Chapter 2. European family working time regimes: a shift towards dual earning families (Mia Tammelin).- Chapter 3. Division of labour within households: men's increased participation? ( Tomi Oinas).- Part II. Emerging topics of Working Time: Richer or Poorer Family Life?.- Chapter 4. The flexibilisation of working hours in Europe (Timo Anttila).- Chapter 5. 24/7 society: new opportunities and new risks (Timo Anttila).- Chapter 6. Intensification of work, intensification of life: is it work that is exhausting us? (Armi Mustosmäki).- Chapter 7. Mobile technology: good or bad for work-family relations? (Mia Tammelin).- Chapter 8. Conclusions: synthesis of the findings and future responses ( Mia Tammelin, Timo Anttila, Tomi Oinas and Armi Mustosmäki).