Negrey, Cynthia,  1953- , <br/><br/>
Work time :  conflict, control and change / 
Cynthia L. Negrey. 
 - x, 235 páginas :  ilustraciones ;  22 cm. 
 - Work & society series .
 - Work & society series (Polity Press) .
<br/><br/>Incluye bibliografía (p. [201]-228). 
<br/><br/>1. From field to factory and beyond : -- Original affluence? -- Medieval Church time, modern clock time -- Commodified time -- Industrial time-discipline -- Time-work discipline in the twenty-first century -- Gendered time -- 2. Work-time reduction in the US : -- Citizenship, leisure, education, and health -- From haymarket to Henry Ford -- Work sharing and fair labor -- Two 30-hour experiments -- Conclusion -- 3. Current trends : -- Annual hours -- Weekly hours -- Overtime -- Non-standard work -- Non-standard schedules -- Hours mismatches -- 4. Work-family, work-life : -- From family-based to family consumer economy -- Women´s labor-force participation -- Family structure and employment hours -- Housework, child care, and free time -- Work-family -- Private adaptations -- Workplace and public policy initiatives -- Work-life -- 5. Work time outside the US : -- Work hours in industrialized nations -- Work hours regulations in Europe -- Women´s part-time employment in Europe -- Family policies -- European couple´s work-hour strategies -- Work hours in transition and developing countries -- Work hours preferences -- Conclusion -- 6. A new political economy of work time : -- The electronic cottage -- Customized time: two forms -- Recommendations for change -- Work time and environmental sustainability -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0745654258 0745654266 9780745654256 9780745654263 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Horas extras.<br/>Jornada de trabajo.<br/>Jornada de trabajo.--Historia.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.3  / N385w 2012