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Work, family, and leisure : uncertainty in a risk society
- Title
- Work, family, and leisure : uncertainty in a risk society / Robert M. Orrange.
- Author
- Orrange, Robert M.
- Publication
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | HD4904.25 .O77 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 259 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Work, Family, and Leisure explores the plans and aspirations of law and MBA students. Through in-depth interviews, Robert M. Orange captures the hopes, dreams, anxieties, and fears that these students have about their personal futures. By placing the study in the context of recent, major social transformations, Orange illuminates the uncertainty of the life planning process in today's risk society. He points out that many of these men and women seem to hold asymmetrical views about equality in marriage, and that some of the women envision that they may end up relying upon friends as a family support system. In spite of these uncertainties, most of these future lawyers and business professionals hope to derive satisfaction and meaning primarily through their families. In the end, Orange argues that the professional middle class may have to emerge from their private havens and champion the cause of a just society for all if they are to preserve their own cherished way of life."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction : how do we manage the uncertainty of it all? -- 2. The social context : mapping the terrain of our transformed social landscape -- 3. Work : the "big time" isn't all it's cracked up to be -- 4. Family : the more things change, the more they stay the same -- 5. Leisure : it's "all in the family" -- 6. Finding meaning : keep the home fires burning -- 7. Conclusions : risk society meets the life politics of neoliberalism.
- ISBN
- 9780742547902
- 0742547906
- 9780742547919
- 0742547914
- LCCN
- 2006034794
- OCLC
- ocm73993979
- 73993979
- SCSB-1426818
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library