Home and away: constructing family and childhood in the context of working parenthood

Citation

Harden J, Backett-Milburn K, MacLean A, Cunningham-Burley S & Jamieson L (2013) Home and away: constructing family and childhood in the context of working parenthood. Children's Geographies, 11 (3), pp. 298-310. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2013.812274

Abstract
Little is known about children's views and experiences of their parents’ work−life reconciliation and how these are negotiated in everyday family practices. This article examines families' experiences of work−life reconciliation from both children's and parents' perspectives, drawing on a qualitative longitudinal study with 14 families in Scotland. Such experiences have implications for the spatial and temporal construction of family and childhood in the UK, where working parenthood is increasingly the norm.

Keywords
Sociology and Political Science; Geography, Planning and Development; Social Psychology

Journal
Children's Geographies: Volume 11, Issue 3

People

Dr Alice MacLean

Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing