The Negotiation of Child Care and Employment Demands Among Low‐Income Parents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10226264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia R Henly (0000-0002-4657-8639, University of Chicago, corresponding author), Sandra Lyons (University of Chicago) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 683-706 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/0022-4537.00191 |
| OpenAlex | W2055257512 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 82 |
Low‐income working mothers face significant child care challenges. These challenges are particularly salient in an era of welfare reform, when welfare recipients are under increased pressure to find a job. The current study examines how child care demands are negotiated for an urban sample of low‐income mothers. The sample includes a racially and ethnically diverse group of 57 respondents with and without welfare experience who are mothering children under 13 years of age and working in entry‐level jobs. Findings suggest that respondents seek arrangements that are affordable, convenient, and safe, and informal arrangements may be most compatible with convenience and cost considerations. Informal care is not universally available, however, andmay be less reliable. Implications for child care policy are discussed
Business · Child care · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Ethnically diverse · Face (sociological concept · Labour economics · Low income · Negotiation · Political science · Salient · Sample (material · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare reform · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Place, face, space
Government and the Life Course
Perceived accessibility of childcare in Europe
The Role of Social Support as a Moderator of Housing Instability in Single Mother and Two-Parent Households
The Racial Disparity of Access to Early Childhood Education and Care by Geographical Locations among Children in Poverty
Neighborhood Context and Parent Perspectives on Practical Considerations Related to Preschool Location
Differences in Characteristics Between Head Start Participants and Non-Participants Among Head Start Eligible Families with Young Children
What Do Parents Want in Terms of Early Childhood Education and Care
A Two-Generation Education Intervention and Children’s Attendance in Head Start
The Intersection of Childcare and Health Among Women at a U.S. Safety-Net Health System During the Covid-19 Pandemic
SES disparities in early math abilities
Parenting Practices as Moderators of the Relationship Between Peers and Adolescent Marijuana Use
Patterns of Childcare Use for Young Children within Women’s Work/Family Pathways
Hard Times
Tag-Team Parenting
The Effects of Head Start on Low-Income Mothers
Making Sense of Childcare Instability Among Families with Low Incomes
Schedule Unpredictability and High-Cost Debt
Child-Care Instability and Behavior Problems
Putting the Child-Centred Investment Strategy to the Test
Associations between after-school arrangements and labour conditions of low-income working mothers in the United States
Child Care within the Family
An ideology of collective‐intensive mothering
A closer look at demand-side explanations for the Matthew effect in formal childcare uptake in Europe and Australia
Mothers’ Child Caregiving and Employment Commitments and Choices in the Context of Rural Poverty
Beyond an “Either–Or” approach to home- and center-based child care
The work–family support roles of child care providers across settings
Unstable and multiple child care arrangements and young children's behavior
Mothers’ search for infant child care
Low-income African and Latina immigrant mothers’ selection of early childhood care and education (Ecce)
Race/ethnicity and the start of child care
The ups and downs of child care
The Impact of Child‐Care Subsidies on Child Development
Sharing the Work
Public and Private Sources of Assistance for Low-Income Households
Engendering Citizenship? A Critical Feminist Analysis of Canadian Welfare-to-Work Policies and the Employment Experiences of Lone Mothers
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Instability of Work and Care
Child-Care Support by Nonresident Fathers
What Explains Short Spells on Child-Care Subsidies
How Is Instability in Child-Care Subsidy Use Associated with Instability in Child-Care Arrangements
How the Earned Income Tax Credit Sustains Informal Child-Care Arrangements with Family Members and Helps Maintain Intergenerational Relations
The Effects of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on Child-Care Use and Maternal Labor Supply
Paying for Childcare to Work? Evaluating the Role of Policy in Affordable Care and Child Poverty
Welfare as We [Don't] Know It
Mothers’ nonstandard work schedules and the use of multiple and center-based childcare
Long-term employment and earnings among low-income families with children
Child care assistance and nonstandard work schedules
Child care as family support
Parental preferences and patterns of child care use among low-income families
Predictors of low-income parent child care selections
Understanding churn
Factors influencing child care-related maternal work exits
Child care subsidy programs and child care choices
Child care assistance for families involved in the child welfare system
The Roles of Living Arrangements and Household Resources in Single Mothers' Employment
Reducing Inequality in Childcare Service Use across European Countries
The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity
Development of the Perceived Employment Barrier Scale (Pebs)
Explaining patterns of inequality in childcare service use across 31 developed economies
Cross-cohort employment differences among U.S. mothers of young children
Signaling Parenthood
Care Labor and Family Income Inequality
The Role of Policy and Practice in Short Spells of Child Care Subsidy Participation
It Takes a While to Get Used to
Who Cares if Parents have Unpredictable Work Schedules
Maintaining Work
Understanding the Relationship Between Instability in Child Care and Instability in Employment for Families With Subsidized Care
When Child Care Breaks Down
Economic Roulette
Choice and Accommodation in Parental Child Care Decisions
Differences in Disadvantage
Chaos as a social determinant of child health
Depression among poor older adults
Family Choices on Welfare and Territorial Disadvantages
Infant Social Interactions With Multiple Caregivers
Parental Work Schedules and Child-Care Arrangements in Low-Income Families
Nonstandard Work Schedules and Private Safety Nets Among Working Mothers
Child Care and Work Absences
Maternal Employment, Nonparental Care, Mother-Child Interactions, and Child Outcomes During Preschool Years
Taking Pressure Off Families
The contribution of social support to the material well-being of low-income families
| Unique citing works | 82 |
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| Citations per year | 3,28 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 81 |