Work time : conflict, control and change / Cynthia L. Negrey.

Incluye bibliografía (p. [201]-228).

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.