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Work-life balance/imbalance: The dominance of the middle class and the neglect of the working class (2015)
Journal Article
Warren, T. (2015). Work-life balance/imbalance: The dominance of the middle class and the neglect of the working class. British Journal of Sociology, 66(4), 691-717. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12160

© 2015 London School of Economics and Political Science. The paper was stimulated by the relative absence of the working class from work-life debates. The common conclusion from work-life studies is that work-life imbalance is largely a middle-class... Read More about Work-life balance/imbalance: The dominance of the middle class and the neglect of the working class.

Work-time underemployment and financial hardship: class inequalities and recession in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Warren, T. (2015). Work-time underemployment and financial hardship: class inequalities and recession in the UK. Work, Employment and Society, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017014559264

The economic crisis that led to recession in the UK in 2008–9 impacted in multiple ways on work and economic life. This article examines changes to the work-time of employees. The UK stood out for its recessionary expansion of work-time underemployme... Read More about Work-time underemployment and financial hardship: class inequalities and recession in the UK.