Households, Work and Economic Change: A Comparative Institutional Perspective

Foreword: Economic and Social Change. Introduction: Institutional Transformation; Å. Mariussen, J. Wheelock. Part I: The Significance of the Household in Its Macro Context. 1. Perspectives on the Household in a Changing Economy; Å. Mariussen, J. Wheelock. 2. Behind the Lace Curtains; E. Oughton, et al. 3. Social Security, Employment and the Household; M. Hill. Part II: Economic Restructuring, Labour Market Change and the Household; Å. Mariussen, I. Stone. 4. British Market-Led Restructuring: A Case Study of Wearside; I. Stone. 5. Corporatist Restructuring: A Scandinavian Case Study; Å. Mariussen. Part III: Changing Lives and Livelihoods. Section A: Household Responses to Industrial Change and Unemployment; J. Wheelock. 6. The Family and the Social Division of Labour During Industrial Restructuring; A. Sande. 7. Gender Responses to Male Unemployment; Or, Is Andy Capp Dead? J. Wheelock. 8. Reflecting Flexibility: From the Security of Regular Employment to Coping with Casual Work; A. Karlsen. Section B: Changes in Family and Household Based Production; N. Ward, A. Wiborg. 9. `Nationalisation' of Rural Households? New Teams for Old Tasks in Agricultural Households; A. Wiborg. 10. Economic Restructuring, Environmental Consciousness and Farm Family Succession in Britain; N. Ward, P. Lowe. 11. Survival and Flexibility in the Urban Small Business Household; J. Wheelock. Section C: Shifting Youth Transitions and Identities; R.Hollands. 12. From Shipyards to Nightclubs: The Restructuring of Young `Geordie' Work, Home and Consumption Identities; R. Hollands. 13. Marginalised Young Men and Successful Young Women: Young People Entering Adulthood; T. Magnussen. Conclusions: Changing Economies, Changing Households; J. Wheelock, Å. Mariussen. Bibliography. Index.