Work and family life
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Work and family life
(Family studies text series, v. 6)
Sage Publications, c1987
- pbk.
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Bibliography: p. 116-129
Includes indexes
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Description
Voydanoff examines the constraints and benefits of changing patterns of work and family life and discusses their implications for individuals, families and work organizations. She focuses on the contemporary social and political issues brought on by the increasing numbers of women entering the workforce part-time work, unemployment, child care and the impact of dual wage earners on marriage, the family, the individual and the workplace.
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
Work/Family Linkages
Gender Roles and Work/Family Linkages
THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES
Family Responsibility for Economic Provision
The Worker-Earner Role of Men and Women
Participation in the Worker-Earner Role
Problems in Performing the Worker-Earner Role
Unpaid Contributions to family Well-Being
THE WORKER-EARNER ROLE AND FAMILY LIFE
Husband's Worker-Earner Role
Wife's Worker-Earner Role
The Worker-Earner Role in One-Parent Families
Family Coping Efforts
WORK ROLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FAMILY LIFE
Structural Characteristics of Work
Psychological Dimensions of Work
Joint Effects of Husbands' and Wive's Work Role
Characteristics on Family life
INDIVIDUAL WORK/FAMILY ROLE COORDINATION
Multiple Roles, Role Strain, and Role Expansion
The Effects of Multiple Roles on Women's Lives
Coping With Role Conflict
The Work/Family Life Cycle
Sequential Work/Family Role Staging
Symmetrical Work/Family Role Allocation
POLICY ISSUES
Economic Policies
Family-Oriented Personnel Policies
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