Work, family, health, and well-being

the long version

This volume considers how today's families cope with the competing demands of work and home life and how these demands directly and indirectly affect their health and well-being. Thirty-three contributions address such topics as employer policies to support work and families; the effects of marriage, divorce, and widowhood on women's health; and the child-care needs of low-income parents. The papers were originally presented at a 2003 conference held in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health.