Working it out

Strategies to reconcile work and family among Swedish lone mothers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13009488
AutoresJenny Alsarve (0000-0002-8068-2667, Örebro University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen6
Número3
Páginas325-340
Fecha de publicación2015-09-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamilies Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443
EditorialPolicy Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/204674315x14418885009965
OpenAlexW2196396575
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

Drawing on 39 interviews with Swedish lone mothers, this article aims to explore the central coping strategies used by the mothers in reconciling work and family. The article also studies how working conditions and access to economic and social capital influence the coping strategies used. The findings indicate a variety of coping strategies. These were clearly influenced by position in the labour market and access to social and economic capital. While for instance working-class mothers tried to changed jobs to cope with temporary employments, middle-class mothers used flexitime to cope with work–family conflict. Access to social capital was crucial for all mothers

Coping (psychology · Economics · Labour economics · Middle class · Political science · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Labor Movements and Unions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges