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MARIAL CENTER COLLOQUIUM ( University of Chicago sociologist, co-director Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children and Work) Being Together, Working Apart: Dual-Career Families and the Work-Life Balance Wednesday, February 2, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Despite the fact that most parents are employed, how work affects the lives and well- being of parents and their children remains relatively unexplored. A recent study of 500 dual-career families in eight communities across the United States provides a holistic view of the complexities of work and family life experienced by parents and their children. Drawing on the study, Barbara Schneider and Linda Waite co-edited a book that explores how dual-earner families cope with the stresses and demands of balancing work and family life, whether the time parents spend working is negatively affecting their children, how mothers feel managing both work and household responsibilities, and what role fathers are taking in family life. According to Cambridge Press, which just published this book, the findings support the need for a new balance between work and family life. With its rich data, findings, and commentary from an interdisciplinary group of scholars – the book provides a valuable resource for academics, policy makers, and working parents. Barbara Schneider is co-director of the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children and Work at the University of Chicago and is a recognized expert on families and school. She is a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and senior social scientist at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC). Dr. Schneider has published numerous articles, chapters, and books on families, adolescent development, and educational policy including, “Parents, Their Children, and Schools; Transforming Schools, Redesigning American Education; “Adolescent Years: Social Influences and Educational Challenges," and “ The Ambitious Generation: America's Teenagers, Motivated but Directionless.”
DIRECTIONS TO THE MARIAL CENTER The MARIAL Center is located on the 4th floor of the main building of Emory's Briarcliff Campus, 1256 Briarcliff Road. There is ample parking close to the building. Alternatively, you may take the Emory shuttle (Route A). The Emory shuttle (Route A) provides transportation from the main campus to the MARIAL Center every 20 minutes (a 5-10 minute ride). For the shortest travel time, board the shuttle in front of the B. Jones Center or at the corner of Dowman and Fishburne (across from Glenn Memorial) at approximately 4, 24, and 44 minutes after each hour. A complete schedule and the route map are available on the web at http://www.epcs.emory.edu/AltTransp/route-a.htm Please tell the receptionist at the front window
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