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Showing 1 to 20 of 181 for “"Work and family"”.
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Essays on the economics of work and family
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Economics, c1999
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Women, work, and family: ways to well-being
… women. A hypothesized model of the stress and coping process examines the influence of situational demands on mediators, and mediators on well-being. Job and family strain, as well as coping resources such as spousal support, social support, and coping strategies were proposed to mediate …
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The work and family role orientations of STEM students
… expect to partake in two life roles as adults: a work role and family role. This study investigated the life role salience of students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (N = 191) and examined the extent to which their gender role ideology and perceived parental work-family …
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Work and Family Conflict: Expectations and Planning Among Female College Students
… are anticipating involvement in both career and family. The competing demands of family and work often result in work-family conflict. A survey was administered to 124 female college students exploring the importance they place on work and family roles, the expectations they have for …
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Parents Between Work and Family Demands in the UK and Germany
… consists of three empirical chapters on the work and family demands of parents in the UK and Germany. The chapters are related in their focus on how parents combine employment careers with family demands, the consideration of financial constraints facing families, as well as the longitudinal …
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Work and Family Interface: Wellbeing and the Role of Resilience and Work-Life Balance
… emergence of positive psychology. Researchers and practitioners are now exploring the science of positive subjective experiences, positive traits, positive states, aspects of human strengths and quality of life. Despite work and family deemed to be two of the most important domains of life, …
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Gendered Devotions to Work and Family: Implications for Work/Family Conflict among Ghanaian Professionals
… the gendered nature of Ghanaian institutions of work and family, together with the traditional gender division of labour, gender ideologies and gender accountability in Ghana produces gendered devotions to work and family. These gendered devotions shape the work/family conflict experiences of …
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African American Female Principals of Urban High Schools and Their Negotiation of Work and Family Conflicts
… the disproportion widens between women and men in leadership. As the demographics of the population in the United States change, there is expanding need for more culturally, ethnically, racially diverse leaders in the public schools. African American women because of their experiences …
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A "Holy Grail" of Work and Family Life? When and How Schedule Control Functions as a Resource
… resource used to determine the timing of paid work and has been touted as a “holy grail” among work-family scholars and practitioners. While prior research has demonstrated that schedule control is linked with better work-life balance and health, it may not be an unfettered job reward. With …
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Work and family roles, gender, socioeconomic status and health : a study of employed Canadian men and women
… vary in terms of gender, socioeconomic status, and life stage. Results indicated that compared to triple role women, women occupying a single role or two roles in 1994/95 reported poorer health status in 1996/97. This relationship held true for women in varying life stage and economic …
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Work and Family Roles: A Qualitative Study of Women and Men in Beginning Career and Family Stages
Interviews with 24 women and men, ages 27 through 30, led to a perception of this cohort as a distinct subculture in our society. They are enabled by recent social changes which permit expanded roles, yet restricted by the gender-role expectations of former generations. While women are …
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Are Nutrition and Food Security Concerns a Priority of Certified Nursing Assistants in Work and Family Environments?
… CNAs are paid a miniscule amount of money and are often ineligible for medical benefits through their employers. CNAs bathe, change, feed, and help toilet the residents of long-term care facilities. The stressful work and personal lives of CNAs leads to many problems such as high turnover …
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Nexus between work and family in stay-at-home father households: analysis using the current population surveys, 1968-2008.
… study examined stay-at-home father households and their members. Different definitions of stay-at-home father households were constructed based on the income and the distribution of spouses' working hours. Using social exchange theory, gender roles theory, and feminist perspective, definitions …
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Exploring the Strategies that Latina Students Use to Navigate Work and Family Aspirations: A Case Study of Latina College Students
… special attention to the condition of White and Black Americans. The shortcomings of this literature lie in the fact that it does not explore the nuances and complexities of the condition of Latinas given the power of the dominant culture in the U.S. Further, the existing research does little …
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Professional Immigrant Women's Experiences of Managing Work and Family Conflicts: The Case of Chinese and Taiwanese Faculty in Research Intensive Universities
This study investigates first-generation Chinese and Taiwanese immigrant women faculty's workplace experiences and their strategies for managing work and family demands. By looking at how immigration, ethnicity, gender, and work processes shape these women's ideology and practices, this study …
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