Patricia Heaton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia Heaton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia |
| FAMILY NAME | Heaton |
| SIGNATURE | HEATON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dual-Earner Parents With Disabled Children
Family strategies for caregiving and income generation are examined in a qualitative study of employed parents of disabled children in the United Kingdom. Four family patterns for working and caring emerged: modified single earner, one-and-a-half earners, dual earners, and flexible dual earners. A number of social, economic, and ideological factors contributed to decision making for these families. Gender expectations and related ideology of cari…
Enabled or disabled? Working parents of disabled children and the provision of child‐care
This research explores the reported experiences of working parents of disabled children with respect to formal and informal sources of child-care, the need for which extends beyond the childhood years. Forty families with at least one disabled child, representing a variety of family structures and work situations, participated in semi-structured interviews. The resultant data revealed an analytical axis of disabling and enabling features of child…
Economic and Psychological Benefits from Employment
This qualitative research explores the perspectives and experiences of employed mothers of disabled children particularly with respect to the potential benefits of employment. Forty families with at least one disabled child, representing a variety of family structures and work situations, participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study clearly illustrate that the economic, psychological and social benefits for mothers of di…
Dual-Earner Parents With Disabled Children
Family strategies for caregiving and income generation are examined in a qualitative study of employed parents of disabled children in the United Kingdom. Four family patterns for working and caring emerged: modified single earner, one-and-a-half earners, dual earners, and flexible dual earners. A number of social, economic, and ideological factors contributed to decision making for these families. Gender expectations and related ideology of cari…
Economic and Psychological Benefits from Employment
This qualitative research explores the perspectives and experiences of employed mothers of disabled children particularly with respect to the potential benefits of employment. Forty families with at least one disabled child, representing a variety of family structures and work situations, participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study clearly illustrate that the economic, psychological and social benefits for mothers of di…
Enabled or disabled? Working parents of disabled children and the provision of child‐care
This research explores the reported experiences of working parents of disabled children with respect to formal and informal sources of child-care, the need for which extends beyond the childhood years. Forty families with at least one disabled child, representing a variety of family structures and work situations, participated in semi-structured interviews. The resultant data revealed an analytical axis of disabling and enabling features of child…
Economic and Psychological Benefits from Employment
This qualitative research explores the perspectives and experiences of employed mothers of disabled children particularly with respect to the potential benefits of employment. Forty families with at least one disabled child, representing a variety of family structures and work situations, participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study clearly illustrate that the economic, psychological and social benefits for mothers of di…
Dual-Earner Parents With Disabled Children
Family strategies for caregiving and income generation are examined in a qualitative study of employed parents of disabled children in the United Kingdom. Four family patterns for working and caring emerged: modified single earner, one-and-a-half earners, dual earners, and flexible dual earners. A number of social, economic, and ideological factors contributed to decision making for these families. Gender expectations and related ideology of cari…
Developmental psychology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (3 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Variety (cybernetics (2 works)