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Family life and self-employment

Susan Baines, Jane Wheelock, Ulrike Gelder

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Policy Press
17 December 2003

Sociology: family & relationships; Sociology: work & labour

Series: Family and Work Series

This report takes a critical look at the costs and benefits for individuals and families of turning to self-employment as a route out of economic disadvantage.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with self-employed people, their partners and children, the report argues that self-employment is much more likely to be a household rather than an individual undertaking. It makes the case for the need to consider work-life balance in relation to the self-employed.

By: Susan Baines, Jane Wheelock, Ulrike Gelder
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9781861345035
ISBN 10: 1861345038
Series: Family and Work Series
Pages: 68
Publication Date: 17 December 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Context and policy background; Entering self-employment; Making a livelihood; Caring for children in small-business households; Time, work and space in self-employed households; The experience of children; Conclusions and policy implications.

Susan Baines (1956-2023) was a Senior Research Associate in the Centre for Social and Business Informatics and Jane Wheelock is Professor of Socio-Economics in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, both at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Ulrike Gelder is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the School of Education, University of Plymouth.