Demands and Devotion
Cultural Meanings of Work and Overload Among Women Researchers and Professionals in Science and Technology Industries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12134591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Blair-Loy (0000-0002-3447-9924, Department of Sociology University of California 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0533 La Jolla San Diego California 92903‐0533, corresponding author), E A Cech (0000-0001-6913-7150, Department of Sociology University of Michigan 500 S. State St. Ann Arbor Michigan 48109) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-27 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0884-8971 • E-ISSN: 1573-7861 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/socf.12315 |
| OpenAlex | W2528623659 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 48 |
How do cultural meanings influence how people experience work‐life demands? Much research, especially quantitative research, on the effects of structural work and family conditions does not account for employees’ cultural beliefs about the meaning of work in their lives. This article uses unique survey data to investigate the effects of employee embrace of elements of the “work devotion schema”—a cultural model that valorizes intense career commitment and organizational dedication—on their sense of “overload,” an experience that includes feeling exhausted and overloaded by all one's roles, net of actual hours on the paid job and family responsibilities. We argue that by cognitively, morally, and emotionally framing work as a valued end, the work devotion schema reduces feelings of overload. Using a case of senior women researchers and professional service providers in science and technology industries, we find that those who embrace work devotion feel less overloaded than those who reject it, net of work and family conditions. However, this effect is curtailed for mothers of young and school‐aged children. We end by discussing implications for flexibility stigma and gender inequality
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |