"Work and Family in Industrialized Societies"
by Kamerman, Sheila B (1979)
Abstract
The separation of work and home-or work life and family life-has been identified as one of the most significant characteristics of industrialized societies. 1 The negative consequences, including isolation and depressionfor the at-home wife, the absence of positive adult role models for children, and the increase in concomitant family stress, are well known. 2 This paper is based on a six-country cross-national research study of Alternative Policies for the Care of Children under the Age of Three. The study is sponsored by the German Marshall …
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Keywords
Family, Domestic Labour, Division Of Labour, Gendered Labour, Parenting, Stress, Child CareThemes
Social Reproduction, Women and Work, Care WorkLinks to Reference
Citation
Kamerman, Sheila B. “Work and Family in Industrialized Societies.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 4, no. 4, The University of Chicago Press, 1 July 1979, pp. 632–50, doi:10.1086/493654.
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