Family Time: The Social Organization of Care (Routledge IAFFE Advances in Feminist Economics Book 2)

The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time. In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the globe explore the interface between time use and family policy. The contributors: \* show how social institutions limit the choices that individuals can make about how to divide their time between paid and unpaid work\* challenge conventional surveys that offer simplistic measures of time spent in childcare or elder care\* summarize empirical evidence concerning trends in time devoted to the care of family members \* debate ways of assigning a monetary value to this time. This informative and enlightening book is well researched, well thought through and well written. An important read for students of feminist economics, sociology and gender studies, the contributors here argue that time is not money, in fact time is more important than money. Time is NOT money! If anything, it is MORE important than money. The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world. Yet we have more experience accounting for money than we do for time.In this volume, leading experts in analysis of time use from across the globe explore the interface between time use and family policy. They show how social institutions limit the choices that individuals can make about how to divide their time between paid and unpaid work. They challenge conventional surveys that offer simplistic measures of time spent in childcare or elder care. They summarize empirical evidence concerning trends in time devoted to the care of family members and debate ways of assigning a monetary value to this time.This important book is well researched, well thought through and well written. It will be highly regarded amongst those interested in the sociology and economics of the family, as well as those with a general interest in gender studies. Theory Of The Misallocation Of Time / Nancy Folbre -- Family Time And Public Policy In The United States / Timothy M. Smeeding And Joseph T. Marchand -- Activity, Proximity, Or Responsibility? Measuring Parental Childcare Time / Michelle J. Budio And Nancy Folbre -- Making The Invisible, Visible / Michael Bittman [and Others] -- Bringing Up Bobby And Betty / Duncan Ironmonger -- Valuing Informal Elder Care / Douglas A. Wolf -- Packaging Care / Michael Bittman, Lyn Craig, And Nancy Folbre -- Parenting And Employment / Michael Bittman -- Rush Hour / Michael Bittman And Judy Wajcman -- Tale Of Dual-earner Families In Four Countries / Shelley Pacholok And Anne H. Gauthier -- Parenthood Without Penalty / Michael Bittman. Edited By Nancy Folbre And Michael Bittman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.