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‘Lunch is for wimps’: what drives parents to work long hours in ‘successful’ British and US cities?
Author(s) -
Jarvis Helen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00091
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , work (physics) , balance (ability) , resistance (ecology) , dual (grammatical number) , working hours , work hours , raising (metalworking) , sociology , labour economics , economic growth , economics , psychology , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , ecology , art , literature , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , biology
This paper reflects on the impact of long working hours on home–work–family reconciliation from a household perspective. It focuses on discrete interactions between long working hours for households with two parents engaged in paid employment, raising awareness of the integrated nature of work–life balance. Attention is paid to the ‘strong economy paradox’ confronting dual earning households in ‘successful’ cities. Evidence is presented to suggest limited resistance to long hours as well as diverse ways one partner adapts their mode of employment to fit the constraints of the other.