Economic Roulette
When is a job not a job
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2172009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Lein, Alan F Benjamin, Monica Mcmanus, Kevin Roy (0000-0002-6095-7088), Kevin T Roy (0009-0006-7102-6357) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 359-378 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Work & Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13668800500262752 |
| OpenAlex | W2165386920 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 21 |
Complementing previous literature on welfare reform and the character of jobs in the low-wage labour market, we illustrate the lack of regularity and security that mark the jobs held by many low-income mothers. To do so, we present a typology of mothers' work patterns and illustrate their experiences through case examples. Our qualitative analysis of longitudinal pathways-to-work in three cities involved an examination of the experiences of 99 diverse, low-income working mothers with a young child. The work patterns that emerged from this analysis include: continuous duration of a single job; multiple job spells; underemployment; and churning in and out of employment. Findings indicate that a complicated 'coming together' of well-paying stable jobs, consistent aid from public systems and stable family networks are necessary for mothers to take even the first steps into stable employment
Churning · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Job security · Labour economics · Social security · Sociology · Typology · Underclass · Underemployment · Unemployment · Wage · Welfare · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Does European-Style Welfare Generosity Discourage Single-Mother Employment?
Social Ties, Social Support, and Collective Efficacy among Families from Public Housing in Chicago and Baltimore
Assessing Welfare Reform, Over a Decade Later
More than Money? Job Quality and Food Insecurity among Employed Lone Mother Households in the United States
Research Regarding Low-Income Single Mothers' Mental and Physical Health
Stressors and Coping Strategies Used by Single Mothers Living in Poverty
The implications of family policy regimes for mothers’ autonomy
Poverty and the American Family
Dynamics of Urban Informal Labor Supply in the United States
Part-time employment versus underemployment of mothers and women in Spain
How occupational segregation by gender affects female underemployment in Spain
The Anthropology of Welfare “Reform
Colorblind on the color line
The Importance of Selection Factors
Unpredictable Work Timing in Retail Jobs
Parental Work Schedules and Child-Care Arrangements in Low-Income Families
Work Scheduling for American Mothers, 1990 and 2012
Negotiating motherhood and work
Making Ends Meet
The New Poverty Studies
Securing Prosperity
Underemployment in America
Before and After Tanf
The Negotiation of Child Care and Employment Demands Among Low‐Income Parents
Changing U.S. Urban Neighborhoods
Transforming the Safety Net
A Working Nation
Bad Jobs in America
Half a Job
Welfare Reform and the Economic and Cultural Reconstruction of Low Wage Labor Markets
I Helped Build That
Hard Times on 125th Street
The Agency of Welfare Workers
Reforming Women in the United States and Aotearoa/New Zealand
Introduction
And How Are We Supposed to Pay for Health Care? Views of the Poor and the Near Poor on Welfare Reform
Nonstandard Work Schedules and Marital Instability
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2023 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |