Family, Work and Well-Being (eBook)

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).

Contents 6
Editor and Contributors 7
Introduction: Working Time, Family and Wellbeing 8
1 Dimensions of Working Time 8
2 Family and Family Well-Being 9
3 The Contents of This Book 12
References 13
Paid and Non-paid Work in Families 15
Work, Time and Family: Is It Possible to Identify European Family Working Time Regimes? 16
1 Introduction 16
2 Family Working Time Regimes in the European Union 17
3 Stabilization of the Dual-Earning Couple Family Model 18
3.1 Family Employment Patterns in Europe 20
4 Conclusions 22
References 23
The Division of Labour Within Households: Men’s Increased Participation? 26
1 Introduction 26
2 Theoretical Explanations for DDL 27
2.1 The Time Constraints Approach 28
2.2 The Resource Bargaining Approach 28
2.3 Summary 30
3 Social Class and DDL 31
4 Gender Convergence or a Stalled Revolution in Domestic Work? 33
5 The Relevance of Institutional Context for DLL 34
6 Conclusions 35
References 35
Lone-Parent Families in Europe 39
1 Introduction 39
2 Lone-Parent Families in the EU 40
3 The Risk of Poverty: The Heterogeneity of Lone-Parent Families 41
4 Lone-Parent Families’ Employment Status 44
4.1 Poorly Educated Lone Parents Are the Least Likely to Be Employed 44
5 Conclusion 47
References 47
Emerging Topics: Richer or Poorer Family Life? 50
Patterns of Working Time and Work Hour Fit in Europe 51
1 Introduction 51
2 The Flexibilisation of Working Times 52
2.1 Institutional Anchors 53
3 The Dimensions of Working Time: Individual Costs and Benefits? 54
3.1 The Duration of Working Time 54
3.2 The Timing of Work Hours 55
3.3 The Tempo of Work 55
3.4 Working Time Autonomy 56
4 Working Time Flexibility and Work–Life Balance 56
5 Work-Time Dimensions and Work–Life Balance in Europe 57
5.1 How Are Working Time Dimensions Associated with Work–Life Balance? 59
6 Conclusions 60
References 61
24/7 Society—The New Timing of Work? 64
1 Introduction 64
2 Time Structures and Well-Being 65
3 Working All Hours 66
3.1 Lost Weekend? 67
4 The Empirical Evidence of 24/7 Society 69
4.1 Unsocial Work Hours in Europe 69
4.2 Time Use Evidence of 24/7 Society 70
4.3 Weekend Work 72
5 Conclusion 74
References 75
The Intensification of Work 78
1 Introduction 78
2 A Historical Overview of the Processes Behind the Intensification of Work: From Factory Shop Floor to Professional Occupations 80
3 The Intensification of Work in Public Sector Service Work and in Work with Boundaries 83
4 Part-Time Work: ‘The Best of Both Worlds’? 85
5 Conclusion 87
References 88
Work-Family Border Styles and Mobile Technology 92
1 Introduction 92
2 The Work–Family Interface 93
2.1 Work–Family Border Theory 93
2.2 Border Styles and Well-Being: Is It Better to Segment or Integrate? 96
3 Work–Family Borders Drawn in Cyperspace 96
3.1 Data and Analytical Strategy 97
4 Findings 98
4.1 Integrators: Cyberspace Requires Active Border Maintenance Practice 98
4.2 Segmentators: Avoid a Digital Footprint and Set Strict Rules 99
4.3 An Asymmetrically Permeable Border 100
5 Conclusion 101
5.1 Is Self-regulation a New Core Skill for Workers? 101
References 102
Conclusions 105
1 Work, Family and Wellbeing: Polarization of Families in Europe 105
1.1 Polarized Realities? 106
2 Discovering the Linkages of Working-Time Dimensions 107
3 The Emerging Issues and Future Scenarios of Sustainable Work 109
3.1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution Necessitates Self-management Techniques 110
3.2 Towards a Sustainable Working Life 111
References 112