Wired to the World, Chained to the Home
Telework in Daily Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19900682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Penny Gurstein (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Wired to the World, Chained to the Home (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.59962/9780774850094 |
| OpenAlex | W4385865615 |
| ISBN | 9780774850094 |
| Open Library | OL44244889M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
How does working at home change people's activity patterns, social networks, and their living and working spaces? How will it change the way we plan houses and communities in the future? Will telecommuting solve many of society's ills, or create new ghettos? Gurstein combines a background in planning, sociology of work, and feminist theory with qualitative and quantitative data from ten years of original research, including in-depth interviews and surveys, to understand the socio-spatial impact of home-based work on daily life patterns. She analyzes the experiences of teleworkers including employees, independent contractors, and self-employed entrepreneurs, and presents significant findings regarding the workload, mobility, the distinct differences according to work status and gender, and the tensions in trying to combine work and domestic activities in the same setting. As organizational structures, technology, and family priorities continue to change, the often overlooked phenomenon of teleworkers has important implications on everything from employment policies to community planning and design
Computer Science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Facilities and Workplace Management · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Entreprises établies à domicile · Home labor · Home-based businesses · Sociale aspecten · Telecommuting · Télétravail · Telewerk · Travail à domicile
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2019 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |