Home and work : negotiating boundaries through everyday life / Christena E. Nippert-Eng.

Do you put family photos on your desk at work? Are your home and work keys on the same chain? Do you keep one all-purpose calendar for listing home and work events? Do you have separate telephone books for colleagues and friends? In Home and Work, Christena Nippert-Eng examines the intricacies and i...

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Main Author: Nippert-Eng, Christena E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
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Summary:Do you put family photos on your desk at work? Are your home and work keys on the same chain? Do you keep one all-purpose calendar for listing home and work events? Do you have separate telephone books for colleagues and friends? In Home and Work, Christena Nippert-Eng examines the intricacies and implications of how we draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly "integrating" to those that are highly "segmenting," Nippert-Eng examines the ways people sculpt the boundaries between home and work. With.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 325 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index.
ISBN:9780226581477
0226581470
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.