This collection is a product of the Johnson Foundation's Work, Family and Democracy Project and the Work, Family and Democracy Initiative at Harvard U., headed by Heymann (Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School), both of which are based on the idea that is necessary to expand the debate about work and family issues in the United States beyond the merely economic into the social, civic, and moral. The 14 contributions analyze the historic changes in American work, family, and civil society; investigates inequalities across gender and class; discusses economic issues facing working families, as well as the role of corporations and unions in failing to properly address such problem; and advocates for a range of public sector responses to the issue of work and family.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This collection is a product of the Johnson Foundation's Work, Family and Democracy Project and the Work, Family and Democracy Initiative at Harvard U., headed by Heymann (Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School), both of which are based on the idea that is necessary to expand the debate about work and family issues in the United States beyond the merely economic into the social, civic, and moral. The 14 contributions analyze the historic changes in American work, family, and civil society; investigates inequalities across gender and class; discusses economic issues facing working families, as well as the role of corporations and unions in failing to properly address such problem; and advocates for a range of public sector responses to the issue of work and family. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

While many aspects of work have changed dramatically over the last few decades, society has struggled to adapt, to the detriment of working families. Work schedules and demands continue to reflect a time when at least one parent stayed home, women remain underpaid relative to men on average, and public schools still base their hours on an agrarian calendar. Unfinished Work provides insights into why we have not yet seen an effective national response to the challenges faced by most working families in America today, and offers solutions from leading thinkers in the field across the disciplines of political science, sociology, economics, history, and public policy.