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Kamerman, Sheila B Work and Family in Industrialized Societies 1979 Article Women and Work, Care Work, Social Reproduction Family, Domestic Labour, Division Of Labour, Gendered Labour, Parenting, Stress, Child Care
Citation Kamerman, Sheila B 1979 Article Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Family Domestic Labour Division Of Labour Gendered Labour Parenting Stress Child Care Women and Work Care Work Social Reproduction

"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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Family, Domestic Labour, Division Of Labour, Gendered Labour, Parenting, Stress, Child Care

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Women and Work, Care Work, Social Reproduction

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